That is exactly what I thought when I saw my first dexa scan results. I figured, "My Z scores shows that I have better bone density that most of the women my age. Why should I worry about the T score." Boy that was a mistake - as I figured out later. When I began to research...
New Jersey, and Rhode Island). You will receive a lab order that can be taken to your local lab, and the results will be sent to you electronically.
A sudden shift in glycogen and body water can throw off the tools commonly used to assess body composition, such asdual-energy x-ray absorptiometry(DXA/DEXA) andbioelectrical impedanceanalysis(BIA). DXA was originally used to measure bone density to aid in the detection of osteoporosis. Today, ...