Dexa Scan Results - Why do they lie?

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When I called for the results, the nurse told me everything looked

" perfect " . Then why do my actual results show Oteopenia in the lumbar spine

of -1.6? It's not horrible, but it's not perfect either.

DEXA Results Guidelines:

Normal bone mineral density: T-score greater than -1.0

Osteopenia: T-score -1.0 to -2.5

Osteoporosis: T-score more negative than -2.5

My results:

Lumbar Spine -1.6 (Osteopenia)

Hip +0.4 (Normal)

*sigh* Just another reason to ALWAYS get copies of your lab results and

KNOW how to interpret the results YOURSELF!

-Barb