Objective To determine the detection rate of osteoporosis in lumbar spine by quantitative computed tomography and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, respectively, based on literature review via a meta-analysis. Potential con-founders will be explored, so as to improve the efficiency of osteoporosis detection. Methods Literature retrieved from PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Wan Fang Data, VIP and CNKI up to Jan 01, 2022 were systematically reviewed. STATA 11.0 software was used for data-analysis, while fixed effect model or random effect model was used to pool study-specific effect sizes (ESs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results 24 studies were included, with a total sample size of 4008 subjects. The summary detection rate of QCT and DXA for osteoporosis was 0.44(95%CI: 0.37-0.52) and 0.17(95%CI: 0.14-0.21), respectively. And the rate was 0.32(95%CI: 0.22-0.43) and 0.14(95%CI: 0.08-0.20) in male, while 0.45(95%CI:0.33-0.58) and 0.24(95%CI:0.17-0.30) in female, respectively. Osteoporosis detection rate by QCT in people aged 45~, 60~ and 75 years old and above was 0.41(95%CI: 0.21-0.61), 0.43(95%CI: 0.33-0.54) and 0.48(95%CI: 0.41-0.54), respectively. And the age-grouped rate by DXA was 0.30(95%CI: 0.12-0.49), 0.16(95%CI: 0.11-0.20) and 0.15(95%CI: 0.10-0.21), respectively. The detection rate of QCT and DXA for osteoporosis was 0.40(95%CI: 0.33-0.47) and 0.15(95%CI:0.12-0.19) in domestic population, and was 0.68(95%CI: 0.43-0.93) and 0.28(95%CI: 0.18-0.39) in population overseas, respectively. The difference of detection rate between QCT and DXA was 0.25(95%CI: 0.20-0.31), while 0.26(95%CI: 0.18-0.34) in male and 0.28(95%CI: 0.17-0.39) in female. The difference of detection rate between QCT and DXA in 45~, 60~ and 75 years old and over was 0.10(95%CI: 0.06-0.14), 0.26(95%CI: 0.19-0.33) and 0.30(95%CI: 0.18-0.41), respectively. The difference in osteoporosis detection rate between QCT and DXA was 0.23(95%CI: 0.17-0.29) in China and 0.38(95%CI: 0.13-0.64) abroad. Conclusions Detection rate of lumbar spine osteoporosis by QCT is higher than that by DXA, irrespective of genders, groups of age, and regions. The difference of rate increases with advanced age, which suggests that QCT may benefit for the early detection of lumbar spine osteoporosis in older adults. |