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  • Gerontology
  • Medical Diagnostics
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Osteoporosis poses a significant global health challenge, particularly hip fractures.
  • Accurate risk assessment is crucial for timely intervention and prevention strategies.
  • Current screening methods like DXA scans can be inaccessible or costly in certain settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a simple, accessible prediction model for identifying individuals at risk of hip osteoporosis.
  • To utilize routine demographic and laboratory data for risk prediction.
  • To create a cost-effective screening tool for broader clinical application.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective study involving 7686 adult patients undergoing hip DXA scans.
  • Model development using 4638 patients and external validation with 3048 patients.
  • Predictor selection via imputation and regularized regression; performance evaluated using discrimination, calibration, and clinical utility metrics.

Main Results:

  • Identified age, sex, BMI, and serum albumin-to-alkaline phosphatase ratio as key predictors.
  • Achieved strong discrimination (AUC 0.9107 development, 0.8286 validation).
  • Demonstrated favorable sensitivity, specificity, good calibration, and clinical utility for risk stratification.

Conclusions:

  • Developed and validated a practical hip osteoporosis predictive model using routine clinical data.
  • The model serves as a low-cost, scalable screening tool, valuable in resource-limited settings.
  • Facilitates earlier identification of high-risk patients, guiding DXA referrals and proactive prevention.