Exploring fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX®) for women 50 years and older: A cross-sectional study

The fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX®) is useful in clinical practice for assessing ten-year major osteoporotic and hip fracture risk. This cross-sectional study aimed at assessing possible predictors of the FRAX® score for Jordanian women. Univariate and multivariate linear regression analysis was used to evaluate predictors of the FRAX® score. A total of 400 women were included in the study, hypertension was the most common medical condition, 66.3% (<i>n</i> = 265) of the participants did not have their vitamin D status checked, 9.0% of the respondents had insufficiency (<i>n</i> = 36), while 7.5% had deficiency (<i>n</i> = 30). Higher age at menopause and longer duration since menopause were predictors of higher scores for major osteoporotic fractures and hip fractures, with both p-values < 0.001. Using the FRAX® score for early identification of women with high risk, especially those with longer years of menopause provides an opportunity of early preventive measures.