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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Bone Miner Res. 2011 Aug;26(8):1767–1773. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.371

Table 3.

Reclassification using the Pepe method for major osteoporotic fracture and hip fracture using the National Osteoporosis Foundation threshold for treatment

Major osteoporotic fracture:10-year risk FRAX with FN BMD
Cases (n=1037) Non-cases (n=4999)
10-year risk from model with FN BMD and age <20% ≥20% Total <20% ≥20% Total
  <20% 362 79 441 3086 346 3432
  ≥20% 149 447 596 631 936 1567
  Total 511 526 1037 3717 1282 4999

Hip fracture: 10-year risk FRAX with FN BMD
Cases (n=389) Non-cases (n=5765)

10-year risk from model with FN BMD and age <3% ≥3% Total <3% ≥3% Total
  <3% 29 3 32 1925 83 2008
  ≥3% 34 323 357 1115 2720 3835
  Total 63 326 389 3040 2803 5843

Net Reclassification Index (NRI) major osteoporotic fracture= (79/1037-149/1037)- (346/4999-631/4999)= −1.0%

NRI hip fracture= (3/389-34/389)-(83/5843-1115/5843)=9.7%