Table 1 Clinical risk factors and bone densitometry results that are included in the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool algorithm
From: Progress in osteoporosis and fracture prevention: focus on postmenopausal women
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. |