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ArticleEndocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea)2020

Low Predictive Value of FRAX Adjusted by Trabecular Bone Score for Osteoporotic Fractures in Korean Women: A Community-Based Cohort Study.

Hana Kim, Jung Hee Kim, Min Joo Kim, A Ram Hong, HyungJin Choi, EuJeong Ku, Ji Hyun Lee, Chan Soo Shin, Nam H Cho

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Article in Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Hana KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jung Hee KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Min Joo KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
A Ram HongDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
HyungJin ChoiDepartment of Anatomy, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
EuJeong KuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea.
Ji Hyun LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Veterans Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Chan Soo ShinDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Nam H ChoDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
Seoul National University · KRAjou University · KRChungbuk National University · KRVeterans Health Service Medical Center · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe value of the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) and the trabecular bone score (TBS) for assessing osteoporotic fracture risk has not been fully elucidated in Koreans. We conducted this study to clarify the predictive value of FRAX adjusted by TBS for osteoporotic fractures in Korean women.

methodsAfter screening 7,192 eligible subjects from the Ansung cohort, 1,165 women aged 45 to 76 years with available bone mineral density (BMD) and TBS data were enrolled in this study. We assessed their clinical risk factors for osteoporotic fractures and evaluated the predictive value of FRAX with or without BMD and TBS.

resultsDuring the mean follow-up period of 7.5 years, 99 (8.5%) women suffered major osteoporotic fractures (MOFs) and 28 (2.4%) experienced hip fractures. FRAX without BMD, BMD-adjusted FRAX, and TBS-adjusted FRAX were significantly associated with the risk of MOFs (hazard ratio [HR] per percent increase, 1.08; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.03 to 1.14; HR, 1.09; 95% CI, 1.03 to 1.15; and HR, 1.07; 95% CI, 1.02 to 1.13, respectively). However, BMD-adjusted FRAX and TBS-adjusted FRAX did not predict MOFs better than FRAX without BMD based on the Harrell's C statistic. FRAX probabilities showed limited value for predicting hip fractures. The cut-off values of FRAX without BMD, FRAX with BMD, and FRAX with BMD adjusted by TBS for predicting MOFs were 7.2%, 5.0%, and 6.7%, respectively.

conclusionFRAX with BMD and TBS adjustment did not show better predictive value for osteoporotic fractures in this study than FRAX without adjustment. Moreover, the cut-off values of FRAX probabilities for treatment might be lower in Korean women than in other countries.

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Absorptiometry, PhotonAgedBone DensityCancellous BoneCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMiddle AgedOsteoporotic FracturesPrognosisProspective StudiesRepublic of KoreaBone densityFracture risk assessment toolOsteoporosisOsteoporotic fractureRisk assessmentTrabecular bone score

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