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Research Project: Nutrient Metabolism and Musculoskeletal Health in Older Adults

Location: Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging

Title: The need to distinguish intervention thresholds and diagnostic thresholds in the management of osteoporosis

Author
item KANIS, JOHN - University Of Sheffield
item MCCLOSKEY, EUGENE - University Of Sheffield
item HARVEY, NICHOLAS - University Of Southampton
item COOPER, CYRUS - University Of Southampton
item RIZZOLI, RENE - Geneva University Hospital
item DAWSON-HUGHES, BESS - Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging At Tufts University
item MAGGI, STEFANIA - Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
item REGINSTER, JEAN-YVES - Who-Collaborating Centre For Epidemiology Of Musculoskeletal Conditions And Ageing

Submitted to: Osteoporosis International
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/30/2022
Publication Date: 10/25/2022
Citation: Kanis, J.A., McCloskey, E.V., Harvey, N.C., Cooper, C., Rizzoli, R., Dawson-Hughes, B., Maggi, S., Reginster, J. 2022. The need to distinguish intervention thresholds and diagnostic thresholds in the management of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis International. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-022-06567-9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-022-06567-9

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: This position paper of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) addresses the rationale for separate diagnostic and intervention thresholds in osteoporosis. We conclude that the current BMD-based diagnostic criteria for osteoporosis be retained whilst clarity is brought to bear on the distinction between diagnostic and intervention thresholds.