Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
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Attending for first bone density scan | Recent fracture (in the past 3 months) |
Adult | History of corticosteroid use (except inhaled or topical) |
Female | Anti-TNF therapy |
Post-Menopausal | Patients with known seropositive rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease |
Recent history of continuous treatment with bisphosphonate, calcitonin, Strontium ranelate or parathyroid hormone (i.e. for more than 3 months) | |
Patients with known primary hyperparathyroidism | |
Currently taking part in another study |