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CDC reports FRAX-based 10-year probability of hip, major osteoporotic fractures in middle-aged adults
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The National Center for Health Statistics of the CDC recently published data that offered a FRAX-based estimation of the 10-year probability of middle-aged adults to sustain either a hip or a major osteoporotic fracture.
Researchers used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey using the FRAX U.S. version 3.05 to calculate the 10-year probability of either hip or major osteoporotic fractures in the United States with measured or self-reported risk factors.
Results showed among adults who were 40 years or older, the mean adjusted fracture probability for hip and major osteoporotic fractures were 0.5% and 5.3%, respectively. In adults 50 years or older, the mean skew-adjusted probability for hip fracture was 0.9% and was 7.4% for major osteoporotic fractures. Investigators noted 19% of adults aged 50 years or older had an elevated hip fracture probability and 8% had an elevated probability for a major osteoporotic fracture.
According to researchers, the probability of fracture varied significantly with regard to age, sex, race and Hispanic origin. Femoral neck osteoporosis or low bone mass was seen in 95% to 97% of adults who were 50 years or older with an elevated hip fracture or major osteoporotic fracture probability. – by Monica Jaramillo
Reference:
CDC. National Health Statistics Reports. 2017. www.cdc.gov/nchs/ Accessed: March 29, 2017.
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