Table 5.

Simulated Screening for Osteoporosis in 10,000 Men Aged 50 Years and Older: 10-Year Hip Fracture Outcomes

Age-Groups, Years
Variables50–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–89Overall
* Formulas used in calculations are available upon request from the authors.
DXA = dual energy x-ray absorptiometry; FP = false positive; MORES = Male Osteoporosis Risk Estimate Score; NHANES = National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; NNS = number needed to screen; RX = diagnosis of osteoporosis and treatment with bisphosphonate therapy; no RX = diagnosis of osteoporosis and no treatment; TP = true positive.
Base/case assumptions*
Fracture risk270.0340.0570.0910.1330.2150.3280.3620.3330.135
Osteoporosis prevalence (NHANES III)0.0070.0340.0360.0490.0510.0940.1190.2570.048
Relative risk for hip fracture with treatment180.630.630.630.630.630.630.630.630.63
Adherence to treatment, proportion180.700.700.700.700.700.700.700.700.70
Results per 10,000 men
Predicted cases of osteoporosis, n703403604905109401,1902,570480
    MORES screen: true positive653163354564748741,1072,390446
    MORES screen: false negative524253436668318034
    MORES screen: true negative5,8595,6995,6885,6115,5995,3455,1984,3845,617
    MORES screen: false positive4,0713,9613,9523,8993,8913,7153,6122,0463,903
Referred for DXA (TP + FP), n4,1364,2774,2874,3554,3654,5894,7195,4364,350
Predicted hip fractures: screened MORES:DXA
    Predicted hip fractures: true positive1.6413.3622.5844.9175.56212.47296.86589.7644.72
    Predicted hip fractures: false negative0.171.362.294.567.6821.5830.1559.914.54
    Predicted hip fractures: total1.8114.7124.8749.4783.24234.05327.02649.6749.26
    Predicted hip fractures: unscreened2.3819.3832.7665.17109.65308.32430.78855.8164.90
NNS MORES:DXA7,216917544278166624627279
Universal DXA screen
    Fracture RX1.7614.3624.2848.2981.25228.47319.21643.1648.09
    Fracture no RX2.3819.3832.7665.17109.65308.32430.78855.8164.90
NNS universal DXA16,2231,9921,1795923521259045595