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Summary Trabecular bone score, an index of lumbar spine (rawTBS = 1.362; corrTBS = 1.352). Menarcheal age corre- trabecular texture, has not been explored fully in adolescent lated negatively with rawTBS (r = − 0.34, p =0.02), with a girls. Our cross-sectional analysis supported the hypothesis similar trend for corrTBS (r = − 0.29, p < 0.06). that Badult normal^ trabecular bone score has been achieved Gynecological age did not correlate with TBS but was posi- by the end of the first year post-menarche, providing a poten- tively correlated with LSBMD (r =+0.37, p = 0.01). tial screening tool, independent from bone density. Correlations with body composition variables differed be- Introduction Trabecular bone score (TBS) evaluates lumbar tween rawTBS and corrTBS. spine (LS) trabecular texture from DXA images. Limited ev- Conclusions In this healthy cohort, Bnormal^ adult TBS is idence suggests low TBS in pre-pubertal girls. TBS has not present by 1 year post-menarche, 2 years before projected been assessed in the context of the key peri-menarcheal bone LS peak bone mass. Thus, TBS may be a useful bone archi- accrual phase. Thus, we evaluated (1) whether Bnormal^ adult tectural screen during the first post-menarcheal year, enabling TBS (≥
Archives of Osteoporosis – Springer Journals
Published: Oct 18, 2017
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