SINGH’S INDEX ACCURACY WITH DEXA SCAN FOR EVALUATION OF OSTEOPOROSIS
Keywords:
Singh index, DEXA scan, osteoporosisAbstract
Objective: To compare Singh’s index accuracy versus DEXA scan in diagnosing osteoporosis in post-menopausal
women.
Material & Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, conducted in the Department of Orthopaedics, Northwest
General Hospital & Research Centre, Peshawar, Pakistan, involving 120 post-menopausal women at Northwest General
Hospital & Research Centre, Peshawar, from June 2015 to December 2015. All patients had X-ray Pelvis and DEXA
scan was done.
Results: There was ‘slight agreement’ between DEXA scan and Singh Index on the basis of Kappa statistics (.088).
Mean age was 62.91 ± 9.6 SD. Chi-square value was 1.106, p-value was 0.293 which was not significant.
Conclusion: Singh index assessment for osteoporosis is not reliable and can not be a valid substitute for DEXA scan.
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