Table 3.

Osteoporosis Screening in Glucocorticoid Users

Author	Study Period	Country	N	BMD Data Source	Mean Age, y	Female, %	Postmenopausal, %	Screened with BMD, %
Gudbjornsson45	1995 to 1996	Iceland	191	MR	66	55	76	1†
Solomon*46	1999	U.S.	236	MR	60	80	67	23
Ettinger47	1998 to 1999	U.S.	8,807	CD	N/A	60	N/A	7
Mudano*48	1995 to 1998	U.S.	6,821	CD	52	62	N/A	9
Smith49	1999	Australia	189	MR	75	38	100	47
Yood*50	1997 to 1998	U.S.	224	CD	70	57	N/A	31
Osiri*51	1993 to 1999	U.S.	365	MR	53	59	N/A	19
Buckley*52	1997 to 1998	U.S.	147	SR	51	58	50	29

^*All data adjusted.

^†Limited BMD equipment in geographic area studied.

MR, medical records; CD, claims data; SR, self-report; PM, postmenopausal.