Osteomark comparable to DEXA:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Ostex International's bone resorption test Osteomark gave comparable measurements to an existing osteoporosis test, DEXA, in a 653-patient study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (March 1996). The study found that women with high bone turnover are more likely to lose bone over time, left untreated, than those with low turnover. The data also demonstrated that bone turnover increases prior to the menopause and remains accelerated in post-menopausal years. These findings suggest, say Ostex, that Osteomark could play an effective role in the early assessment of osteoporotic risk in post-menopausal women.