Table 4 Clinical risks for fractures recorded in patients with a recent clinical fracture according to the Dutch guidelines

Numbers of patients

100

73

27

80

20

57

43

BONE RELATED RISK FACTORS

54

42

12

44

10

33

21

History of clinical fracture after 50 years

31

23

8

25

6

19

12

History of clinical vertebral fracture

2

1

0

1

0

1

0

Mother with fracture

12

9

3

10

2

8

4

Low body weight (<60 kg)

23

20

3

18

5

15

8

Severe immobility

3

3

0

3

0

3

0

Glucocorticosteroids user

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

FALL RELATED RISK FACTORS

79

57

22

65

14

46

33

Mobility: Time Get up and Go test

24

21

3

20

4

12

12

Previous falls: 2 or more falls in the previous year

27

22

5

23

4

15

12

Medication use (benzodiazepines, antiepileptics)

16

14

2

14

2

13

3

Low activities of daily living

49

38

11

43

16*

34**

15

Osteoarthritis

48

40

8

44

4*

25

23

Snellen score-visual acuity less than 0.4

16

8

8

14

2

13

3

Urinary incontinence

19

17

2

19

0

13

6