Table 1.

Risk factors assessed by 2 tools available for the evaluation of a patient’s 10-year absolute risk of osteoporosis-related fracture^*

Risk factor assessed	Tool developed by Siminoski et al15	Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX)†
Sex	Yes	Yes
Age, yr	50–85	40–90
Body mass index	No	Yes
Measurement of bone mineral density	Lowest T score	T score for femoral neck
Prevalent fractures	After age 40	No age cut-off
Use of corticosteroids	≥ 3 mo in last year	Current use, or > 3 mo at dose of ≥ 5 mg/d of prednisolone or equivalent
Alcohol intake (> 3 drinks daily‡)	No	Yes
Parent with fractured hip	No	Yes
Current smoking	No	Yes
Presence of rheumatoid arthritis	No	Yes
Secondary osteoporosis	No	Yes

^*Both tools predict the 10-year absolute risk of major osteoporotic fractures for individuals who are not receiving pharmacologic therapy.

^†Tool developed by the World Health Association.¹⁷

^‡One drink is equivalent to 285 mL of beer, 120 mL of wine or 30 mL of spirits.