TABLE 1

Osteoporosis risk assessment calculators

Risk factors used	FRAX¹²	Garvan²³	OST²⁴	SCORE²⁵
Age	X	X	X	X
Sex	X	X	X	X^{^b}
Weight	X		X	X
Height	X
Steroid use	X
Prior fracture	X	X		X
Secondary osteoporosis	X
BMD data	X^{^a}	X
Race				X
Rheumatoid arthritis	X			X
Prior hormone therapy				X
Current smoking	X
Hip fracture in parent	X
Alcohol use	X
Falls		X

BMD = bone mineral density; FRAX = Fracture Risk Assessment Tool; HT = hormone therapy; OST = Osteoporosis Self-assessment Tool; SCORE = Simple Calculated Osteoporosis Risk Estimation
↵a Femoral bone (can calculate score without BMD);
↵b Women only