Osteoporosis

Study highlights simple risk assessment's usefulness in helping identify women

Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 15th, 2002

Researchers report in the July 2002 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings that four risk assessment indices, including one that only uses body weight and age, are useful in predicting low bone mineral density, an important measurement used to diagnose osteoporosis.

According to the study's authors, the findings may prove helpful to physicians, because many patients currently aren't being evaluated adequately.

"These simple risk assessment tools might have value for increasing awareness of osteoporosis and for encouraging more efficient use of bone mineral density measurements in patients who are likely to have low bone mineral density, especially...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2002-08-15)

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