Cadarette et al defined the NOF score to incorporate the recommendations made by the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) for identifying postmenopausal women who should have imaging studies for osteoporosis.
Parameters:
(1) age
(2) body weight
(3) personal history of fracture after minimal trauma
(4) family history of fractures (maternal or paternal history of hip, wrist or vertebral fracture when >= 50 years of age)
(5) current cigarette smoking
Parameter
Finding
Points
age
< 65 years
0
>= 65 years
1
body weight
>= 57.6 kg
0
< 57.6 kg
1
personal history of fracture after minimal trauma
absent
0
present
1
family history of fracture
absent
0
present
1
cigarette smoking
none or past
0
current
1
NOF score =
= SUM(points for all 5 parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimal score: 0
• maximal score: 5
• The higher the score, the greater the number of risk factors for fractures.
• A woman with a score >= 1 should be screened for osteoporosis.
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