Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool

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Procedure

  • uses age & weight to estimate fracture risk[1]
  • risk score equals weight (kg) minus age (yr) times 0.2

* a score of 0 or greater indicates very low risk of osteoporosis, equivalent to a 10-year risk of hip fracture of <= 3%[1] Clinical signigicance:

More general terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Pang WY, Inderjeeth CA. FRAX without bone mineral density versus osteoporosis self- assessment screening tool as predictors of osteoporosis in primary screening of individuals aged 70 and older. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014;62:442-446 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24617899