The accuracy of osteoporotic fracture risk prediction tools : a systematic review and meta-analysis

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OBJECTIVES: To identify and synthesise the best available evidence on the accuracy of the currently available tools for predicting fracture risk.

METHODS: We systematically searched PubMed MEDLINE, Embase and Cochrane databases to 2014. Two reviewers independently selected articles, collected data from studies, and carried out a hand search of the references of the included studies. The Quality Assessment Tool for Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS) checklist was used, and the primary outcome was the area under the curve (AUC) and 95% CIs, obtained from receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses. We excluded tools if they had not been externally validated or were designed for specific disease populations. Random effects meta-analyses were performed with the selected tools.

RESULTS: Forty-five studies met inclusion criteria, corresponding to 13 different tools. Only three tools had been tested more than once in a population-based setting: FRAX (26 studies in 9 countries), GARVAN (6 studies in 3 countries) and QFracture (3 studies in the UK, 1 also including Irish participants). Twenty studies with these three tools were included in a total of 17 meta-analyses (for hip or major osteoporotic fractures; men or women; with or without bone mineral density).

CONCLUSIONS: Most of the 13 tools are feasible in clinical practice. FRAX has the largest number of externally validated and independent studies. The overall accuracy of the different tools is satisfactory (>0.70), with QFracture reaching 0.89 (95% CI 0.88 to 0.89). Significant methodological limitations were observed in many studies, suggesting caution when comparing tools based solely on the AUC.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:74

Enthalten in:

Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 74(2015), 11 vom: 14. Nov., Seite 1958-67

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Marques, Andréa [VerfasserIn]
Ferreira, Ricardo J O [VerfasserIn]
Santos, Eduardo [VerfasserIn]
Loza, Estíbaliz [VerfasserIn]
Carmona, Loreto [VerfasserIn]
da Silva, José António Pereira [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bone Mineral Density
Epidemiology
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Osteoporosis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 12.01.2016

Date Revised 16.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-207907

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM251593436