Open Access<p>Comparison of OSTA, FRAX and BMI for Predicting Postmenopausal Osteoporosis in a Han Population in Beijing: A Cross Sectional Study</p>
Author(s) -
Zihan Fan,
Xiaoyü Li,
Xiaodong Zhang,
Yong Yang,
Fei Qi,
Ai Guo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical interventions in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1178-1998
pISSN - 1176-9092
DOI - 10.2147/cia.s257166
Subject(s) - frax , medicine , osteoporosis , receiver operating characteristic , femoral neck , bone mineral , body mass index , hip fracture , bone density , population , physical therapy , environmental health , osteoporotic fracture
To validate the efficacies of three screening tools including the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asians (OSTA), Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) without bone mineral density (BMD), and body mass index (BMI) for predicting postmenopausal osteoporosis (OP) and to define the ideal thresholds for avoidance of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanning in a Han Chinese population in Beijing.