Guideline/Rule | Selection Cut Point | Scoring system |
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Simple Calculated Osteoporosis Risk Estimation (SCORE)(6) | Score ≥ 6 | Points for: Race: 5 if not black Rheumatoid arthritis: 4 if present Personal history of minimal trauma fracture after age 45 yrs years: 4 each fracture of the wrist, hip, or rib to a maximum of 12 Age: 3 times first digit of age in yrs Estrogen therapy: 1 if never used Weight: -1 times weight in lb divided by 10 and truncated to integer |
Osteoporosis Risk Assessment Instrument (ORAI)(4) | Score ≥ 9 | Points for: Age: 15 if 75 yrs or older, 9 if 65–74 yrs, 5 if 55–64 yrs Weight: 9 if <60 kg, 3 if 60.0–69.9 kg Estrogen use: 2 if not currently taking estrogen |
Age, Body Size, No Estrogen (ABONE)(23) | Score ≥ 2 | Points for: Age: 1 if > 65 yrs Weight: if <63.5 kg Estrogen use: 1 if never used oral contraceptives or estrogen therapy for at least 6 months |
Body weight criterion(22) | Â | If Weight <70 kg |
Osteoporosis Self Assessment Tool (OST)(8) | Score < 2 | Sum of: (Weight – Age) * 0.2 truncated to an integer |
Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOFSURF)(7) | Score ≥ 1 | Sum of: (Age – 65) * 0.2 Plus 1 point each for Weight less than 68 kg Current smoker Personal history of postmenopausal fracture Plus 2 points if Weight < 59 kg. |
National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)(21) | Score ≥ 1 | One point each for: Age ≥ 65 yrs Personal history of minimal trauma fracture >40 yrs Family history of fracture Current cigarette smoking |
Amsterdam rheumatologists score(15) | Score ≥ 2 | Points for: Disease activity (mean CPR > 20 mg/l or persistent ESR > 20 mm for the 1st hour Age: women > 50 yrs Immobility: ARA score = 3 or HAQ score ≥ 1.25. |
Modified Amsterdam(24) | Score ≥ 3 | As per Amsterdam rheumatologist algorithm, with an additional point for each of Weight: <60 kg Any previous steroid use |