One-Minute Osteoporosis Risk Assessment Test – New Recommendation from the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Liu Botao, National Pain Clinic, China-Japan Friendship Hospital Family History – Factors That Cannot Be Changed
01Does the parent have osteoporosis or had a fracture after a minor fall (from below height)?
02 Do the parents suffer from hunchback?
03 Are they 40 years of age or older?
04 Has there ever been a fracture after a minor fall in adulthood?
05 Have you fallen frequently (more than once in the past year) or are you worried about falling because of weakness?
06 Have you lost more than 3 cm in height since the age of 40?
07 Are you underweight?
08 Have you ever taken steroids (e.g. cortisone, prednisone, etc.) continuously for more than 3 months?
09Do you have rheumatoid arthritis?
10 Do you have hyperthyroidism or hyperparathyroidism?
11 Has menopause occurred at or before age 45?
12 Has menopause ever lasted more than 12 months, except after pregnancy, menopause or hysterectomy?
13 Did you have your ovaries removed before age 50 and not taking hormone supplements?
14Men only14Has there ever been impotence or reduced libido due to low androgens? Lifestyle – factors that can be changed
15 Does one drink alcohol daily?
16 Does one smoke?
17 Is physical work (e.g., housework, gardening, walking, running, etc.) less than 30 minutes per day? Do you avoid dairy products and do not take calcium tablets?
18 Do you spend less than 10 minutes a day outdoors (partial exposure to sunlight) and do not take vitamin D supplements? Explain that even if you answered “yes” to all of the above questions, it does not mean that you have osteoporosis, it just means that you have definite risk factors that can lead to osteoporosis and fractures. For further testing, bone mineral density (BMD) and blood composition tests should be considered.
Misconceptions about osteoporosis.
1. Osteoporosis is a minor disease and does not need to be trivialized.
2. Osteoporosis is a unique phenomenon of the elderly and has nothing to do with the young.
3. No symptoms means no osteoporosis.
4. It is too late to start treating osteoporosis in old age, so just don’t treat it.
5. Calcium supplementation is equal to the treatment of osteoporosis.
6. Drinking bone soup can prevent osteoporosis.