Community-based evaluation of Saudi FRAX with and without BMD in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder defined by reduced bone mineral density (BMD), commonly assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) estimates 10-year fracture risk. Saudi Arabia was recently included in FRAX, enabling population-specific risk estimation. Notably, FRAX can be applied with or without BMD, but limited Saudi data exist comparing both methods.
Authors
- Nouf Almasoud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1124-4855)
- Majd Munia Abdulmowla
- Muath Alkhunizan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6455-9055)
- Mohammad El-Shaker
- Norah Albedah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9571-4668)
- Zoha Khalid
Institutions
- Alfaisal University (SA)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (SA)
- St. Thomas Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Osteoporosis
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-025-01638-w
- Primary Topic
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00