The association between a fracture risk tool and frailty: Geelong Osteoporosis Study.

Monica C TemboKara L Holloway-KewMohammadreza MohebbiSophia X SuiSarah M HoskingSharon L Brennan-OlsenLana J WilliamsMark A KotowiczJulie A Pasco

Published in: BMC geriatrics (2020)

An association was observed between FRAX and frailty where frail men and women had higher FRAX-scores compared to the other groups. Preliminary data suggest that FRAX, with or without BMD, may be useful in enhancing the information on frailty. Further research using larger datasets will be required to explore this.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
postmenopausal women
electronic health record
healthcare
rna seq
machine learning
hip fracture