BOF: 2.41
In dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA), the T score
refers to:
a)
The number of standard deviations the patient’s bone mineral density
(BMD) is away from the mean values for BMD in a 30 year old of the same sex
and ethnicity.
b)
The number of standard deviations the patient’s bone mineral density
(BMD) is away from the mean values for BMD in age and sex matched controls
c)
The number of standard deviations the patient’s bone mineral density
(BMD) is away from the mean values for the general population
d)
The number of standard deviations the patient’s bone mineral density
(BMD) is away from the mean values for the local population
e)
The number of standard deviations the patient’s bone mineral density
(BMD) is away from the mean values for local age and sex matched controls
