New Formula Predicts Osteoporosis Fracture Risk

In this article, Australian researchers have come up with a formula that will predict osteoporosis factures with 75% accuracy. In the current method used, doctors currently compare T-scores (which compare bone scores with yound females at peak bone density) and Z-scores (a comparison of age matched peers). It was mainly tested on women. The researchers then go to assess that heavier body women are more likely to have a fracture due to the ammount of force applied in a fall.

To me, this was interesting in noting that many items in medicine can be formulated by math modeling or equations.

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