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. 2020 Apr 26;6(2):53–58. doi: 10.1016/j.afos.2020.04.001

Table 2.

Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive values of the optimal cutoff by Youden index for FRAX® MOFP score, FRAX® HFP score, and OSTA index to identify Osteoporosis on DXA.

Threshold Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) PPV (95% CI) NPV (95% CI)
FRAX® MOFP score ≥ 3.7% 0.78 (0.73–0.83) 0.63 (0.59,0.66) 0.4 (0.36–0.44) 0.9 (0.87–0.92)
FRAX® HFP score ≥ 0.6% 0.85 (0.80–0.89) 0.58 (0.55–0.62) 0.39 (0.35–0.43) 0.92 (0.9–0.94)
OSTA Index ≤ −1.2 0.76 (0.70–0.81) 0.74 (0.71–0.77) 0.48 (0.43–0.54) 0.91 (0.88–0.93)

MOFP, Major Osteoporotic Fracture Probability; HFP, Hip Fracture Probability; OSTA, Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asians; DXA, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry; CI, confidence interval; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value.