Clinical risk factors for fractures
| Older age |
| Low body weight and skeletal size |
| Family history of osteoporosis or fractures |
| Patient history of fractures |
| History of falls and imbalance |
| History of adult diseases compromising bone: endocrine disorders, bowel disease, nutritional disorders, renal disease |
| History of use of bone-toxic drugs: glucocorticoids, antiestrogens, antiandrogens, oncology agents |
| History of childhood disease impacting skeletal development |
| History of pubertal problems: delayed or absent puberty, amenorrhea, anorexia nervosa |
| History of harmful lifestyle: alcohol, tobacco, inactivity |
| Increased bone turnover markers |