ACP Guidelines on Screening for Osteoporosis in Men

摘要

Risk Factors One meta-analysis found that the most notable risk factors for osteoporosis in men include age older than 70 years, low body weight (body mass index less than 20 to 25 kg per m2), weight loss of more than 10 percent, physical inactivity, use of oral corticosteroids, and previous fragility fracture (Table 1). Screening Tests The clinical diagnosis of osteoporosis is made in two ways: occurrence of an osteoporotic fracture or BMD more than 2.5 standard deviations (T-score, -2.5) below that of a young, healthy population, as measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA).