TABLE 1

Indications for Treatment to Reduce Osteoporosis or Osteopenia in Postmenopausal Women and Men Aged ≥50 Years with Elevated Fracture Risk

IndicationDescription
Hip or vertebral fractureClinically apparent hip or vertebral fracture
Vertebral fractureVertebral fracture detected on imaging
T‐score
 ≤−2.5T‐score of ≤ −2.5 at femoral neck, total hip, or lumbar spine
 −1 to −2.5T‐score of −1 to −2.5 and 10-y probability of ≥3% for hip fracture or of ≥20% for major osteoporotic fracture* estimated with FRAX
  • * Hip, clinical spine, humerus, or wrist.