How are the results of a T score interpreted?
Positive integers are whole numbers greater than zero for example: 1, 2, 3, etc. Negative integers are the opposites of these whole numbers for example: -1, -2, -3, etc. 0 (zero) is neither positive nor negative. A number line, (see below), is labeled with integers in increasing order from left to right and goes in both directions. For any two different places on this line the integer on the right is greater than the integer of the left. When looking at a T score, 0.0 usually represents a normal healthy bone density and a T score of below –2.5 indicates osteoporosis. A T-score correlating with the diagnosis of osteoporosis should be less than or equal to –2.5; -3.0, -2.5, -2.0, -1.0, 0.0, +1.0, +2.0, +2.5, +3.
