A country-specific FRAX model for Botswana

• DOI: 10.1007/s11657-021-00965-y
• Publication Date: 2021-06-07T16:03:47Z
• Authors: M. Kebaetse; S. Nkhwa; M. Mogodi; J. Masunge; Y. P. Gureja; M. Ramabu; T. Mmopelwa; I. Sharif; A. Orford; N. C. Harvey; E. V. McCloskey; J. A. Cauley; J. A. Kanis; H. Johansson
• Keywords: FRAX; Hip Fracture

Hip fracture rates in Botswana were used to create a FRAX® model for risk assessment.This paper describes the development and characteristics of country-specific FRAX Botswana.Age-specific sex-specific incidence hip national mortality was incorporated into Botswana. Ten-year probabilities compared with those from African countries having Americans USA.The major osteoporotic low South Africa (Black Coloured) US Blacks. Probabilities marginally higher than Tunisia.The creation is expected help guide decisions about prevention treatment fragility fractures