| TBS | Trabecular bone score |
| DXA | Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
| BMD | Bone mineral density |
| SD | Standard deviations |
| NICE | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence |
| FRAX | Fracture Risk Assessment Tool |
| IOF | International Osteoporosis Foundation |
| ESCEO | European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| ISCD | International Society for Clinical Densitometry |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| OR | Odds Ratio |
| CI | Confidence intervals |
| AUC | Area under the curve |
| AIC | Akaike Information Criterion |
| BIC | Bayesian Information Criterion |
| N | Number of patients |
| p-value | Value of the difference |
| MOF | Major osteoporotic fractures |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| GIO | Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis |