cliot (version 1.0.0)

orai_osteoporosis_score: Osteoporosis Risk Assessment Instrument (ORAI)

Description

Calculates the ORAI score to identify postmenopausal women at increased risk for osteoporosis who should be selected for Bone Mineral Density (BMD) testing. The score assigns points based on age, weight, and current estrogen use.

Usage

orai_osteoporosis_score(age, weight_kg, no_estrogen_therapy)

Value

A list containing:

ORAI_Score

The calculated risk score (Range 0-26).

Risk_Category

Classification (Low Risk < 9, High Risk >= 9).

Recommendation

Guidance regarding BMD testing.

Arguments

age

Numeric. Patient age in years. >=75: 15 pts. 65-74: 9 pts. 55-64: 5 pts. <55: 0 pts.

weight_kg

Numeric. Patient weight in kilograms. <60 kg: 9 pts. 60-69 kg: 3 pts. >=70 kg: 0 pts.

no_estrogen_therapy

Numeric (0 or 1). Is the patient NOT currently taking estrogen? (1 = Yes/No Estrogen, +2 pts).

References

Cadarette SM, Jaglal SB, Kreiger N, McIsaac WJ, Darlington GA, Tu JV. Development and validation of the Osteoporosis Risk Assessment Instrument to facilitate selection of women for bone densitometry. CMAJ. 2000;162(9):1289-1294.

Examples

# Example 1: High Risk
# 70yo (+9), 55kg (+9), No Estrogen (+2)
# Score = 20
orai_osteoporosis_score(70, 55, 1)

# Example 2: Low Risk
# 60yo (+5), 75kg (0), On Estrogen (0)
# Score = 5
orai_osteoporosis_score(60, 75, 0)