Table 2.

Summary of National Osteoporosis Guideline Group recommendations⁶

> Postmenopausal women with a prior fragility fracture should undergo risk assessment although DXA may be appropriate for younger women.

> Men aged ≥50 years (with or without a fracture) but with a WHO risk factor or a BMI of <19kg/m2 should undergo FRAX® assessment.

> All postmenopausal women without a fracture but with a WHO risk factor or a BMI of <19kg/m2 should undergo FRAX® assessment.

DXA = dual energy x-ray absorptiometry; WHO = World Health Organization; BMI = body mass index