THE NEW IOF (INTERNATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS FOUNDATION) ONE-MINUTE OSTEOPOROSIS RISK TEST

Have either of your parents been diagnosed with osteoporosis?

yes no

Did either of your parents have a “dowager’s hump”?
yes no
  Are you 40 years old or older?  

yes no

Have you ever broken a bone after a minor fall, or do you have a fear of falling because you are frail?

yes no

Do you fall frequently (more than once in the last year) ? 

yes no

After the age of 40, have you lost height more than 3 cm in  height ( just over 1 inch)? Are you underweight (is your Body Mass Index less than 19 kg/m2)? (See: “How to calculate you BMI”) Have you ever taken corticosteroid tablets (cortisone, prednisone, etc.) for more than 3 consecutive months (corticosteroids are often prescribed for conditions like asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, and some inflammatory diseases)? Have you ever been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis?

yes no

For women:

Did your menopause occur before the age of 45?

yes no

For men:

Have your periods ever stopped for 12 consecutive (other than because of pregnancy, menopause or hysterectomy)?yes noWere your ovaries removed before age 50, without you taking Hormone Replacement Therapy? 

Have you ever suffered from impotence, lack of libido or other symptoms related to low testosterone levels?

yes no

What you can change – your lifestyle factors

Modifiable risk factors which primarily arise because of diet or lifestyle choices.

 Do you regularly drink alcohol in excess of safe drinking limits (more than 2 units a day)?

(See: “How to estimate your alcohol consumption”)

yes no

Is your daily level of physical activity less than 30 minutes per day (housework, gardening, walking, running etc.)? Do you avoid, or are you allergic to milk or dairy products, without taking any calcium supplements?

yes no

yes no

Do you spend less than 10 minutes per day outdoors(with part of your body exposed to sunlight), without taking vitamin D supplements?

Understanding your answers:

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions it does not mean that you have osteoporosis. Positive answers simply mean that you have clinically-proven risk factors which may lead to osteoporosis and fractures.

Please show this risk test to your physician or health careprofessional who may encourage you to have a bonemineral density test (BMD), and who will advise on whattreatment, if any, is recommended. If you have no or few risk factors you should neverthelessdiscuss your bone health with your physician and monitor your risks in the future. You should also discussosteoporosis with your family and friends and encourage them to take this test.

You can get more information (and calculate your BMI),and also contact your national osteoporosis society via:

www.iofbonehealth.org

And don’t forget to give this new IOF One-Minute Osteoporosis Risk Test to your family and friends.

 

骨質疏鬆一分鐘評估測試

(根據國際骨質疏鬆基金會二零零七年指引)

請填寫以下題目，評估閣下患上骨質疏鬆症的機會。

你的父母是否患有骨質疏鬆症或曾在輕微跌倒後(由低過身高處跌下)骨折?

□ 是 □ 否

　
你的父母有否駝背?

□ 是 □ 否

你是否四十歲或以上?

□ 是 □ 否

　
你成年後曾否在輕微跌倒後骨折?

□ 是 □ 否

　
你是否經常跌倒(上年曾跌倒多過一次)或因身體虛弱而擔心會跌倒?

□ 是 □ 否

你四十歲後的身高是否減少超過三厘米 (一吋)?

□ 是 □ 否

你是否過輕(體重指標BMI低過十九)?

□ 是 □ 否

　
你曾否連續服用類固醇超過三個月?

□ 是 □ 否

你是否患有類風濕性關節炎?

□ 是 □ 否

　

　

你是否有過度活躍的甲狀腺或副甲狀腺?

□ 是 □ 否

你是否每天飲超過兩杯酒?

□ 是 □ 否

你有否抽煙?

□ 是 □ 否

你每天的體力活動 (如做家務、園藝、慢步、跑步等)是否少於三十分鐘?

□ 是 □ 否

你是否避免進食奶類製品又沒有服用鈣片?

□ 是 □ 否

　

你每天的戶外活動是否少於十分鐘又沒有服用維他命D補充劑?

□ 是 □ 否

只供女仕作答：

你是否在四十五歲或以前已停經?

□ 是 □ 否

除懷孕、停經或切除子宮後，你曾否停經超過十二個月?

□ 是 □ 否

　
你是否在五十歲前切除卵巢又沒有服用荷爾蒙補充劑?

□ 是 □ 否

　

只供男仕作答：

你曾否因雄激素過低而引致陽萎或性慾減低?

□ 是 □ 否

如你於上述任何一條問題答「是」的話，你便有機會患上骨質疏鬆症。

請諮詢在場醫生或閣下的家庭醫生，以決定是否需要進一步檢查。

yes no