Table 1 |
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Clinical risk factors and bone densitometry results that are included in the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool algorithm |
| Age |
| Gender |
| Body mass index |
| History of fracture after the age of 45 to 50 years |
| Parent with hip fracture |
| Current smoking |
| Alcohol intake of greater than 2 units per day |
| Glucocorticoid use |
| Rheumatoid arthritis |
| Other causes of secondary osteoporosis: |
| - Untreated hypogonadism in men and women, anorexia nervosa, chemotherapy for breast
and prostate cancer, and hypopituitarism |
| - Inflammatory bowel disease and prolonged immobility (for example, spinal cord injury,
Parkinson disease, stroke, muscular dystrophy, and ankylosing spondylitis) |
| - Organ transplantation |
| - Type I diabetes and thyroid disorders (for example, untreated hyperthyroidism and
overtreated hypothyroidism) |
| Results of bone densitometry using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry of the femoral
neck. |
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