Research Article
FRAX-Based Intervention Thresholds for Osteoporosis Treatment in Ukraine
Table 2
Characteristics of the referral population.
| | Variable (description) | Mean ± SD (range) or n (%) |
| | Age (years) | 62.0 ± 10.0 (40–90) | | Height (cm) | 162.1 ± 6.5 (130–187) | | Weight (kg) | 73.1 ± 14.5 (39–140) | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.8 ± 5.3 (13.9–54.1) | | Postmenopausal status, n (%) | 3209 (84.7%) | | Previous fracture, n (%) | 1950 (51.5%) | | Parental fracture hip, n (%) | 165 (4.4%) | | Current smoking, n (%) | 4 (0.0%) | | Glucocorticoids, n (%) | 293 (7.7%) | | Rheumatoid arthritis, n (%) | 211 (5.6%) | | Secondary osteoporosis, n (%) | 83 (2.4%) | | Alcohol (3 or more units per day), n (%) | 63 (1.7%) | | BMD of femoral neck (T-score at baseline) | −1.7 ± 1.5 (−5.4–4.3) |
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For Hologic: T-score = (BMD–0.858)/0.120 [ 9]. For GE Lunar: T-score = ((−0.023 + 0.939 × BMD–0.019)/1.087–0.858)/0.120) [ 9, 11]. |
