Table 29.3

Table 29.3—Indications for Bone Mineral Density Testing*

Postmenopausal women with multiple risk factors^** for osteoporosis

Postmenopausal women who present with fractures

Men with conditions^† indicating high risk for osteoporosis

Women and men with osteoporosis who have been on treatment for prolonged periods

All women ≥ 65 years old

* In persons who would consider treatment for osteoporosis.

** Early menopause, white or Asian race, low body weight, no current use of estrogen therapy, sedentary, smoking, alcohol abuse, primary hyperparathyroidism, hyperthyroidism, glucocorticoid use.

† Hypogonadism and glucocorticoid use are the two most common.