Title
Predicting Fracture Risk in Younger Postmenopausal Women: Comparison of the Garvan and FRAX Risk Calculators in the Women's Health Initiative Study
UMMS Affiliation
Division of Biomedical Data Science, Department of Medicine; UMass Worcester Prevention Research Center
Publication Date
2018-10-17
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Health Services Administration | Health Services Research | Musculoskeletal Diseases | Musculoskeletal System | Preventive Medicine | Women's Health
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Guidelines recommend fracture risk assessment in postmenopausal women aged 50-64, but the optimal method is unknown.
OBJECTIVES: To compare discrimination and calibration of the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) and Garvan fracture risk calculator for predicting fractures in postmenopausal women aged 50-64 at baseline.
DESIGN: Prospective observational study.
PARTICIPANTS: Sixty-three thousand seven hundred twenty-three postmenopausal women aged 50-64 years participating in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study and Clinical Trials.
MAIN MEASURES: Incident hip fractures and major osteoporotic fractures (MOF) during 10-year follow-up. Calculated FRAX- and Garvan-predicted hip fracture and MOF fracture probabilities.
KEY RESULTS: The observed 10-year hip fracture probability was 0.3% for women aged 50-54 years (n = 14,768), 0.6% for women aged 55-59 years (n = 22,442), and 1.1% for women aged 60-64 years (n = 25,513). At sensitivity thresholds > /= 80%, specificity of both tools for detecting incident hip fracture during 10 years of follow-up was low: Garvan 30.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] 30.3-31.0%) and FRAX 43.1% (95% CI 42.7-43.5%). At maximal area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC(c), 0.58 for Garvan, 0.65 for FRAX), sensitivity was 16.0% (95% CI 12.7-19.4%) for Garvan and 59.2% (95% CI 54.7-63.7%) for FRAX. At AUC(c) values, sensitivity was lower in African American and Hispanic women than among white women and lower in women aged 50-54 than those 60-64 years old. Observed hip fracture probabilities were similar to FRAX-predicted probabilities but greater than Garvan-predicted probabilities. At AUC(c) values (0.56 for both tools), sensitivity for identifying MOF was also low (range 26.7-46.8%). At AUC(c) values (0.55 for both tools), sensitivity for identifying any clinical fracture ranged from 18.1 to 34.0%.
CONCLUSIONS: In postmenopausal women aged 50-64 years, the FRAX and Garvan fracture risk calculator discriminate poorly between women who do and do not experience fracture during 10-year follow-up. There is no useful threshold for either tool.
Keywords
FRAX, Garvan, fracture, fracture risk assessment, osteoporosis
DOI of Published Version
10.1007/s11606-018-4696-z
Source
J Gen Intern Med. 2018 Oct 17. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4696-z. [Epub ahead of print] Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of general internal medicine
Related Resources
PubMed ID
30334182
Repository Citation
Crandall CJ, Larson J, LaCroix A, Cauley JA, LeBoff MS, Li W, LeBlanc ES, Edwards BJ, Manson JE, Ensrud K. (2018). Predicting Fracture Risk in Younger Postmenopausal Women: Comparison of the Garvan and FRAX Risk Calculators in the Women's Health Initiative Study. UMass Worcester PRC Publications. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4696-z. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/prc_pubs/115