A 52-year-old postmenopausal woman undergoes dual-energy x-r…
A 52-year-old postmenopausal woman undergoes dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scanning as part of routine health screening. Her lumbar spine bone mineral density (T-score) corresponds to a value 2.7 standard deviations below the mean peak bone mass of a healthy young adult reference population. What does this T score reflect?
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