Risk assessment instruments for screening bone mineral density in a Mediterranean population

Table 1 Criteria for clinical decision rules and osteoporotic risk factors

SCORE	Age, body weight (kg), race, hormone therapy use, fracture history, history of rheumatoid arthritis
ORAI	Age, body weight (kg), hormone therapy use
OST	Age, body weight (kg)
BW	Body weight (kg)
OSIRIS	Age, body weight (kg), hormone therapy use, fracture history
ABONE	Age, body size, lack of estrogen

SCORE: Simple calculated osteoporosis risk estimation; ORAI: Osteoporosis risk assessment instrument; OST: Osteoporosis self-assessment tool; BW: Body weight; OSIRIS: Osteoporosis index of risk; ABONE: Age, body size, no estrogen.