Screening for osteoporosis in men: a systematic review for an American College of Physicians guideline.

@article{citeulike:2764115, abstract = {BACKGROUND: Screening for low bone mineral density (BMD) by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the primary way to identify asymptomatic men who might benefit from osteoporosis treatment. Identifying men at risk for low BMD and fracture can help clinicians determine which men should be tested. PURPOSE: To identify which asymptomatic men should receive DXA BMD testing, this systematic review evaluates 1) risk factors for osteoporotic fracture in men that may be mediated through low BMD and 2) the performance of non-DXA tests in identifying men with low BMD. DATA SOURCES: Studies identified through the MEDLINE database (1990 to July 2007). STUDY SELECTION: Articles that assessed risk factors for osteoporotic fracture in men or evaluated a non-DXA screening test against a gold standard of DXA. DATA EXTRACTION: Researchers performed independent dual abstractions for each article, determined performance characteristics of screening tests, and assessed the quality of included articles. DATA SYNTHESIS: A published meta-analysis of 167 studies evaluating risk factors for low BMD-related fracture in men and women found high-risk factors to be increased age (>70 years), low body weight (body mass index <20 to 25 kg/m2), weight loss (>10\%), physical inactivity, prolonged corticosteroid use, and previous osteoporotic fracture. An additional 102 studies assessing 15 other proposed risk factors were reviewed; most had insufficient evidence in men to draw conclusions. Twenty diagnostic study articles were reviewed. At a T-score threshold of -1.0, calcaneal ultrasonography had a sensitivity of 75\% and specificity of 66\% for identifying DXA-determined osteoporosis (DXA T-score, -2.5). At a risk score threshold of -1, the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Screening Tool had a sensitivity of 81\% and specificity of 68\% to identify DXA-determined osteoporosis. LIMITATION: Data on other screening tests, including radiography, and bone geometry variables, were sparse. CONCLUSION: Key risk factors for low BMD-mediated fracture include increased age, low body weight, weight loss, physical inactivity, prolonged corticosteroid use, previous osteoporotic fracture, and androgen deprivation therapy. Non-DXA tests either are too insensitive or have insufficient data to reach conclusions.}, address = {Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, California 95128, USA. hauliu@stanford.edu}, author = {Liu, H. and Paige, N. M. and Goldzweig, C. L. and Wong, E. and Zhou, A. and Suttorp, M. J. and Munjas, B. and Orwoll, E. and Shekelle, P. }, citeulike-article-id = {2764115}, issn = {1539-3704}, journal = {Annals of internal medicine}, keywords = {homme, osteoporose}, month = {May}, number = {9}, pages = {685--701}, posted-at = {2008-07-26 15:44:15}, priority = {2}, title = {Screening for osteoporosis in men: a systematic review for an American College of Physicians guideline.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18458282}, volume = {148}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2764115 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2764115 TI - Screening for osteoporosis in men: a systematic review for an American College of Physicians guideline. JF - Annals of internal medicine VL - 148 IS - 9 SP - 685 EP - 701 AD - Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, California 95128, USA. hauliu@stanford.edu SN - 1539-3704 N2 - BACKGROUND: Screening for low bone mineral density (BMD) by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the primary way to identify asymptomatic men who might benefit from osteoporosis treatment. Identifying men at risk for low BMD and fracture can help clinicians determine which men should be tested. PURPOSE: To identify which asymptomatic men should receive DXA BMD testing, this systematic review evaluates 1) risk factors for osteoporotic fracture in men that may be mediated through low BMD and 2) the performance of non-DXA tests in identifying men with low BMD. DATA SOURCES: Studies identified through the MEDLINE database (1990 to July 2007). STUDY SELECTION: Articles that assessed risk factors for osteoporotic fracture in men or evaluated a non-DXA screening test against a gold standard of DXA. DATA EXTRACTION: Researchers performed independent dual abstractions for each article, determined performance characteristics of screening tests, and assessed the quality of included articles. DATA SYNTHESIS: A published meta-analysis of 167 studies evaluating risk factors for low BMD-related fracture in men and women found high-risk factors to be increased age (>70 years), low body weight (body mass index <20 to 25 kg/m2), weight loss (>10%), physical inactivity, prolonged corticosteroid use, and previous osteoporotic fracture. An additional 102 studies assessing 15 other proposed risk factors were reviewed; most had insufficient evidence in men to draw conclusions. Twenty diagnostic study articles were reviewed. At a T-score threshold of -1.0, calcaneal ultrasonography had a sensitivity of 75% and specificity of 66% for identifying DXA-determined osteoporosis (DXA T-score, -2.5). At a risk score threshold of -1, the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Screening Tool had a sensitivity of 81% and specificity of 68% to identify DXA-determined osteoporosis. LIMITATION: Data on other screening tests, including radiography, and bone geometry variables, were sparse. CONCLUSION: Key risk factors for low BMD-mediated fracture include increased age, low body weight, weight loss, physical inactivity, prolonged corticosteroid use, previous osteoporotic fracture, and androgen deprivation therapy. Non-DXA tests either are too insensitive or have insufficient data to reach conclusions. KW - homme KW - osteoporose AU - Liu, H AU - Paige, NM AU - Goldzweig, CL AU - Wong, E AU - Zhou, A AU - Suttorp, MJ AU - Munjas, B AU - Orwoll, E AU - Shekelle, P PY - 2008/05/06/ UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18458282 ER -