Table 2.

Differences in osteoporosis screening recommendations between women and men

Societies/Organizations	Recommendations for Women	Recommendations for Men
World Health Organization	>65 years	No recommendation
International Society for Clinical Densitometry Endocrine Society	>65 years; OR Postmenopausal women with risk factors	>70 years; OR 50–69 years with risk factors
The U.S Preventive Services Task Force	≥65 years without previous fractures or secondary causes of osteoporosis; OR <65 years with a 10-year fracture risk ≥ that of a 65-year-old woman without risk factors	No recommendation
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists	>65 years	No recommendation
China Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics	>65 years	>70 years
UK National Osteoporosis Guideline Group	DXA scans for women at high risk of osteoporosis	DXA scans for men at high risk of osteoporosis
Canadian Osteoporosis Society	>65 years	>65 years

DXA dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, UK United Kingdom, U.S. United States