Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 28

Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: Diagnosis and Monitoring

File Inventory


Prepared by:

Oregon Health & Science University Evidence-based Practice Center
Portland, Oregon

Heidi D. Nelson, M.D., M.P.H.
   Principal Investigator
Cynthia D. Morris, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Dale F. Kraemer, Ph.D.
Susan Mahon, M.P.H.
Nancy Carney, Ph.D.
Peggy M. Nygren, M.A.
Mark Helfand, M.D., M.P.H., EPC Director


File Name		Description			Software	Version		File	Size
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01front.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		47KB	10 pages
Contents: Title Page, Preface, Acknowledgments, Structured Abstract, Table of Contents
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02summ.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		55KB	10 pages
Contents: Summary: Overview, Reporting the Evidence, Methodology, Findings, Future Research
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03chap1.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		122KB	20 pages
Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Definition of Osteoporosis, Prevalence/Burden of Illness, 
Cost, Bone Measurement Tests, Assessing the Performance of Bone Measurement Tests, 
Previous Systematic Reviews, Conceptual Model
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04chap2.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		59KB	6 pages
Contents: Chapter 2. Methods: Literature Search and Selection of Articles, 
Data Extraction and Synthesis, Assessment of Study Quality
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05chap3.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		392KB	46 pages
Contents: Chapter 3. Results: Risk Factors, Bone Measurement Tests, Monitoring Therapy 
with Repeat Bone Measurement Tests, Biochemical Markers, Evaluation for Secondary Causes 
of Osteoporosis, Cost
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06chap4.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		41KB	8 pages
Contents: Chapter 4. Conclusions: Risk Factors, Bone Measurement Testing, Monitoring, 
Biochemical Markers, Evaluation for Secondary Causes, Cost
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07chap5.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		24KB	2 pages
Contents: Chapter 5. Future Research
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08refs.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		142KB	22 pages
Contents: References
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09etbl1.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		137KB	11 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 1. Risk factors for hip fracture: studies reporting multiple factors
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10etbl2.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		109KB	4 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 2. Risk factors for low bone density: studies reporting multiple factors
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11etbl3.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		102KB	2 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 3. Risk factors for bone loss: studies reporting multiple factors
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12etbl4.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		110KB	4 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 4. Risk assessment tools
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13etbl5.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		123KB	2 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 5. Prospective studies of bone measurement tests and fracture prediction 
(hip DXA and heel QUS)
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14etbl6.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		115KB	1 page
Contents: Evidence Table 6. Prospective studies of bone measurement tests and fracture prediction 
(spine, hand, forearm)
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15etbl7.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		105KB	1 page
Contents: Evidence Table 7. Effect of agreement between tests or sites and classification 
using T-scores
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16etbl8.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		132KB	3 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 8. Studies of agreement between different bone measurement tests
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17etbl9.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		106KB	1 page
Contents: Evidence Table 9. Recent studies of bone density change at the hip with treatment
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18etbl10.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		144KB	3 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 10. Diagnostic accuracy studies of the agreement between markers 
and bone density
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19etbl11.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		108KB	2 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 11. Prospective studies of markers to predict fracture 
in women not on treatment for osteoporosis
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20etbl12.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		101KB	1 page
Contents: Evidence Table 12. Diagnostic accuracy of markers to predict fracture 
in women not on treatment for osteoporosis
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21etbl13.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		116KB	4 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 13. Prospective studies of markers to predict bone loss 
in women not on treatment for osteoporosis
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22etbl14.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		133KB	5 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 14. Studies of the diagnostic accuracy of markers to predict bone loss
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23etbl15.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		130KB	7 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 15. Prospective studies of markers to monitor or predict 
response to therapy in women on treatment for osteoporosis
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24etbl16.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		122KB	3 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 16. Diagnostic accuracy of markers in women on treatment for osteoporosis
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25etbl17.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		109KB	3 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 17. Cost studies
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26supp1.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		78KB	14 pages
Contents: Supplemental Analysis 1: Practice Variation in the Evaluation of Secondary Causes 
of Osteoporosis
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27supp2.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		585KB	32 pages
Contents: Supplemental Analysis 2: Model-Based Economic Comparison of Diagnostic Alternatives
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28biblio.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		285KB	60 pages
Contents: Bibliography
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29appa.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		36KB	8 pages
Contents: Appendix A. Project Personnel, Local Panel and National Panel, and Peer Reviewers
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30appb.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		28KB	6 pages
Contents: Appendix B. Search Strategies for Individual Topics
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31appc.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		28KB	4 pages
Contents: Appendix C. Criteria for Grading the Internal Validity of Individual Studies
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32appd.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		150KB	22 pages
Contents: Appendix D. Evaluation of Secondary Causes Guidelines Spreadsheet
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33appe.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	97 SR-1		2KB	2 pages
Contents: Appendix E. Acronyms and Abbreviations
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AHRQ Publication No. 01-E032
Current as of November 2001


Internet Citation:

Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: Diagnosis and Monitoring. File Inventory, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 28. AHRQ Publication No. 01-E032, November 2001. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/osteoinv.htm


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