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Indications for bone densitometry
- Any individual prescribed glucocorticoids or other medications associated with osteoporosis, e.g. anti-convulsants
- Women with a history of premature menopause
- Postmenopausal women or older men with a history of minimal trauma fracture
- Women over 60 years and men over 70 years with risk factors such as:
- Glucocorticoid therapy
- Parental history of a hip fracture
- Low body weight (< 58 kg) or BMI (< 20 kg/m²)
- History of smoking or heavy alcohol intake
- Premature menopause in women or hypogonadism in males
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Malabsorbtion, chronic liver or renal disease
- Any woman over 65 years or man over 75 years considering specific measures to prevent osteoporosis.
Only measure bone density when the result will impact on decision making.
