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Table 1 Falls and fracture risk questionnaire for inclusion into the Osteo-cise: Strong Bones for Life study

From: Osteo-cise: Strong Bones for Life: Protocol for a community-based randomised controlled trial of a multi-modal exercise and osteoporosis education program for older adults at risk of falls and fractures

Risk Factor

Guidelines

Value

Score

History of Falling 1

Self-reported risk of falling (2 or more falls past year)

3

 

Low trauma fracture 2

Since age of 50 years

3

 

Parental hip fracture

Did either of your parents suffer a hip fracture?

3

 

Age

>75 years

2

 

Menopause status

Early menopause or hysterectomy (<45 yr)

2

 

Inability to rise from a chair without using arms

Are you able to rise from a chair without using your arms?

2

 

Medication use

Are you currently taking four or more medications?

2

 

Below average BMD

Proximal femur bone density T-score between 0.0 to –1.0 SD

2

 

Thinness

BMI <20

2

 

High risk of low vitamin “D” or calcium

“Do you spend less than 10 minutes per day outdoors (with part of your body exposed to sunlight), without taking vitamin D supplements”

  
 

OR

1

 
 

“Do you avoid, or are you allergic to milk or dairy products, without taking calcium supplements”

  

Score ≥ 3 = Eligible for the study

Total

 
  1. 1 A fall is defined as an event which results in a person coming to rest inadvertently on the ground or floor or other lower level.
  2. 2 A low trauma fracture is defined as any fragility fracture (e.g. hip, spine, forearm, humerus, pelvis, ribs) from a standing height or less.