Table 7.
Intervention thresholds as set by FRAX-based 10-year probability (in percent) of a major osteoporotic fracture equivalent to women with a previous fracture (no other clinical risk factors, a body mass index of 24 kg/m2 and without BMD)
| Age range (years) | 10-year fracture probability (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention threshold | Lower assessment threshold | Upper assessment threshold | |
| 40–44 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 6.2 |
| 45–49 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 6.5 |
| 50–54 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 7.6 |
| 55–59 | 7.6 | 3.6 | 9.1 |
| 60–64 | 9.9 | 4.9 | 11.9 |
| 65–69 | 13.4 | 6.9 | 16.1 |
| 70–74 | 17.6 | 9.7 | 21.5 |
| 75–79 | 23.0 | 13.7 | 27.6 |
| 80–84 | 29.1 | 18.7 | 34.9 |
| 85–89 | 31.8 | 20.9 | 38.2 |
| 90–94 | 31.7 | 20.8 | 38.0 |
| 95–99 | 32.2 | 21.1 | 38.6 |
| 100+ | 32.5 | 21.3 | 39.0 |
The lower assessment thresholds set by FRAX is based on the 10-year probability (in percent) of a major osteoporotic fracture equivalent to women without clinical risk factors (a body mass index of 24 kg/m2 and without BMD). The upper assessment threshold is set at 1.2 times the intervention threshold. Population weighted mean values for the five major EU countries