cliot (version 1.0.0)

osteoporosis_self_assessment_tool: Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool (OST) for Women

Description

Calculates the OST score to stratify the risk of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women using only age and weight. The tool was originally developed for Asian populations but has been validated in other cohorts to help select women for Bone Mineral Density (BMD) testing.

Usage

osteoporosis_self_assessment_tool(age, weight_kg)

Value

A list containing:

OST_Score

The calculated score (truncated integer).

Risk_Category

Classification (Low >1, Moderate -3 to 1, High < -3).

Recommendation

Guidance regarding BMD testing.

Arguments

age

Numeric. Patient age in years.

weight_kg

Numeric. Patient weight in kilograms.

References

Koh LK, Sedrani O, Lim SE, et al. A simple tool to identify Asian women at increased risk of osteoporosis. Osteoporos Int. 2001;12(8):699-705. doi:10.1007/s001980170070

Examples

# Example 1: High Risk
# 75yo, 45kg -> (45-75)*0.2 = -6
osteoporosis_self_assessment_tool(75, 45)

# Example 2: Low Risk
# 55yo, 70kg -> (70-55)*0.2 = 3
osteoporosis_self_assessment_tool(55, 70)