title: The risk of osteoporotic fractures according to the FRAX model in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: The aim of the current study is to identify patients without osteoporosis who met the criteria of the fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX) of the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) only. The incidence of fractures was investigated in patients who met only the FRAX criteria of the NOF and patients who presented osteoporosis. Five hundred and forty five patients with rheumatoid arthritis who visited a single center were recruited in Korea. In the follow-up period of median 30 months, the new onset of fractures was investigated. Of 223 patients who have no osteoporosis, 39 (17.4%) satisfied the FRAX criteria for pharmacological intervention. During the follow-up period, 2 new onset fractures occurred in patients who met only the FRAX criteria and 22 new onset fractures did in patients with osteoporosis by bone mineral density. The incidence rate for new onset fractures of patients who met only the FRAX criteria was with 295.93 per 10,000 person-years higher than in the general population with 114.99 per 10,000 person-years. Patients who met the FRAX criteria of the NOF only need pharmacological intervention because their numbers of incidence for new onset fractures are similar to those of patients with osteoporosis by BMD.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Sun
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5378-2590
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung Hee
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6617-1449
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Min
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3465-2181
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jennifer Jooha
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Ki
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kwok
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Hyeon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Su
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Hwan
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1711-2060
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015233:Models, Statistical; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017678:Sex Distribution
keywords: Arthritis, Rheumatoid; BMD; FRAX; Fractures, Bone; Osteoporosis