Assertion: osteoporosis | /r/SimilarTo | a bone density
Facets:
value: in the hip
type: LOCATION
value: in lower spine
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Osteoporosis is defined as −2.5 or lower, meaning a bone density that is two and a half standard deviations below the mean of a 30-year-old man/woman.
text: The primary type of DXA used to evaluate osteoporosis is called a “central DXA” because it measures bone density in the hip and lower spine, which are in, roughly, the “center” of the body.