TITLE:
FRAX and Exercise: Should Exercise Be Categorized as a Risk Factor in Osteoporotic Patients
AUTHORS:
Akira Horikawa, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Yoichi Shimada, Hiroyuki Kodama
KEYWORDS:
FRAX; Exercise; Osteoporosis
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Orthopedics,
Vol.3 No.2,
June
7,
2013
ABSTRACT: Although FRAX (WHO Fracture Risk assessment Tool), developed by the WHO,
is a well-validated tool for determining
the probability of a major osteoporotic fracture in the next 10 years,
it doesn’t include a number of other impact factors such as exercise and
nutrition. The purpose of this study was to compare the differences in FRAX
between subjects with and
without exercise habits or intake of calcium/coffee. A significant difference in
FRAX was observed between the
groups with respect to exercise (p tween
the groups with and without intake of calcium/coffee. Although exercise habits
are not included in FRAX, our findings suggest that exercise status influenced
other factors included in FRAX. Since exercise is reported to prevent falls and
fall-related osteoporotic fractures, including exercise status in FRAX may be
more effective for estimating the possibility of future fractures. Further investigation
should be conducted to determine whether exercise status is an important risk factor, independent of
FRAX, for osteoporotic fractures.