Table 8 Risk factors included in the Fracture Risk Assessment Model (FRAX®)
From: The clinician’s guide to prevention and treatment of osteoporosis
Clinical risk factors included in FRAX® Tool | |
|---|---|
Age | Alcohol intake (3 or more drinks/day) |
BMD at femoral neck (g/cm2) | BMI (low body mass index, kg/m2) |
Female sex | Oral glucocorticoid intake ≥ 5 mg/day of prednisone for > 3 months (ever) |
Parental history of hip fracture | Prior osteoporotic fracture (including clinical and subclinical vertebral fractures) |
Rheumatoid arthritis | Smoking (current) |
Secondary causes of osteoporosis: type 1 diabetes, osteogenesis imperfecta in adults, untreated long-standing hyperthyroidism, hypogonadism or premature menopause (< 40 years), chronic malnutrition or malabsorption, and chronic liver disease | |