Risk Factors
Risk factors for osteoporosis include the following:
Age
Glucocorticoid use (prednisone 7.5 mg per day for >=6 months)
Post-menopausal, not on hormone replacement therapy
Smoker
Low weight (< 57.8 kg or 127 #)
Family history osteoporosis in a first degree relative
Frailty (inability to rise to a stand unassisted)
History of solid organ transplant
Alcoholism
Gastrectomy or gastric bypass
Primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism
Inflammatory bowel disease
Liver disease
Amenorrhea due to eating disorder, exercise
Long-term anticonvulsant, GnRH or Depo-provera use