Doctors diagnose osteoporosis by measuring bone density using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). "The patient lies down on the table, and the machine measures bone density at the spine, hip, and forearm," says E. Michael Lewiecki, MD, of the New Mexico Clinical Research and Osteoporosis Center. "The number that comes out of that is the T-score" (right). According to Lewiecki, all women 65 and older and men 70 and older should have a bone density test. For people at an increased risk for fractures, including those with diabetes, he suggests that postmenopausal women younger than 65 and men ages 50 and older talk to their health care provider about screening.
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机译：医生通过使用双能X线骨密度仪（DEXA）测量骨密度来诊断骨质疏松症。新墨西哥州临床研究和骨质疏松中心的医学博士E. Michael Lewiecki说：“病人躺在桌子上，机器测量脊柱，臀部和前臂的骨密度。 “由此得出的数字是T分数”（右）。根据Lewiecki的说法，所有65岁以上的女性和70岁以上的男性均应进行骨密度测试。对于那些骨折风险较高的人群，包括糖尿病患者，他建议绝经后年龄小于65岁的女性和年龄大于50岁的男性与他们的医护人员讨论筛查的问题。
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