Comparison of the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asians and the fracture risk assessment tool - FRAX to identify densitometric defined osteoporosis: A discriminatory value analysis in a multi-ethnic female population in Southeast Asia

Comparison of the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asians and the fracture risk assessment tool - FRAX to identify densitometric defined osteoporosis: A discriminatory value analysis in a multi-ethnic female population in Southeast Asia

Objectives: The accuracy of FRAX® as a screening tool to identify osteoporosis and how it compares with tools such as Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asians (OSTA), in Southeast Asian women has so far been unexplored. We aimed to determine the FRAX® thresholds that accurately identify densitom...

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Main Authors: Manju Chandran, Yun Ann Chin, Kuan Swen Choo, Wan Chen Ang, Xiao Feng Huang, Xiao Ming Liu, Donovan Tay, Tin Kyaw Kyaw Aung, Amin Ali, Win Pa Pa Thu, Susan Logan, Sean Xuexian Yan, Sarath Lekamwasam, Ying Hao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia
Subjects:
Asia
Assessment threshold
FRAX
OSTA
Osteoporosis
Screening
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405525520300364

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