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How should very low T scores (worse than -3) be interpreted in very thin patients (BMI < 18)?

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Endocrinology · Boston University School of Medicine

It would be very helpful to know the age of the patients. Age is well documented to be independently inversely related to fracture risk for the same T score. Low BMI places less stress on the skeleton and in response the skeleton maintains lower bone mineral content i.e. bone mineral density. There ...

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