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Table 3.

Performance of assessments (DXA, VFA, laboratory tests, and fall risk assessment), and when reported, the results

Author	DXA	Normal BMD (%)	Osteopenia (%)	Osteoporosis (%)	VFA	Any VF (%)	Grade 2/3 VF (%)	Lab	SECOB (%)	Vit. D def. (%)	Fall risk assessment	Fall risk (%)
IP+OP, F+M, 50+, all Fx
Blonk [19]	+			37	+			+			–
Van den Berg [28]	+			12	+			+			–
Hegeman [33]	+	23	44	33	+	22		+		69	–
De Klerk [31]	+	35	38	27	+	42		–			–
Huntjens [29]	+	21	47	32	–			+			+
McLellan [13]	+				–			+			–
Eekman [20]	+				–			+			–
Fraser [21]	+	19	45	36	–			+			–
Malgo [22]	+	17	55	28	–			+	28	43	–
Naranjo [23]	+	20	38	43	–			+			–
Naranjo [24]	+	13	44	42	–			+			–
Ojeda [25]	+				–			+			–
Bours [30]	+	15	46	30	–			+	27^a, 70^b	64	–
De Klerk [32]	+	30	49	21	–			+	3/11^c		–
Wyers [34]	+	23	48	30	–			+			–
Van Helden [35]	+	21	44	35	–			–			+	75
Woltman [26]	+			46	–			–			–
Ong [27]	+				–			–			–
Range		13–35	38–55	12–46		22–42			3–70	43–69		75–80
IP+OP, F+M, 50+, NVF
Gallacher [39]	+	35	37	28	+	25	17	+			–
Howat [40]	+				+	20		–			+
Huntjens [42]	+				–			–			+	60
Range		35	37	28		20–25	17					60
IP+OP, F+M, all Fx, various ages
Abbad [44]	+	17	29	54	+	40		–			+
Langridge [37]	+				–			+			+
Ahmed [43]	+	33	38	29	–			+		64	–
Miscellaneous
Dumitrescu [38]	+	Excl.	Excl.		+	57	31	+	50^b	62	+	79
Nassar [48]	+			52	+	37	21	–			–
Gallacher [41]	+	Excl.	Excl.		–			+		72	–
Dehamchia [47]	+	19	45	36	–			+			–
Beringer [50]	+				–			+		56	–
Van Helden [36]	+	24	47	29	–			–			+	84
Premaor [45]	+	39	41	19	–			–			–
Premaor [46]	+	39	41	19	–			–			–
Ganda [49]	+				–			–			–
Range overall		13–39	29–55	12–54		20–57	17–31		3–70	43–72		60–84