This chart, created by Diana Palmason for FITNESS LEADER, (Oct/84), is intended to help you assess the extent to which you are at risk for spontaneous fractures of the spine, hip and wrist that occur in persons with post-menopausal osteoporosis. Listed below are a number of factors that affect your risk profile, including those that can affect through your lifestyle ("takens"), as well as those that are genetically determined ("givens"). Beside each factor, find the statement that best applies to you, note the number beside that statement, and write the number down in the right-hand column.
Age:
| Female - under 35 | 1 |
| Female 35 - 50 | 3 |
| Female 51 - 65 | 7 |
| Female Over 65 | 12 |
| Male - under 50 | 1 |
| Male 51 - 65 | 2 |
| Male 66 - 80 | 3 |
| Male Over 80 | 4 |
| Black | 1 |
| Oriental | 2 |
| Mediterranean or Middle Eastern | 3 |
| Nordic or Anglo-Saxon | 5 |
Complexion:
| Dark | 1 |
| Ruddy/Olive | 2 |
| Fair/Pale | 5 |
| No known bone problems in family | 1 |
| Relative over 60 with bone disease | 3 |
| Parent with bone disease | 4 |
| Relative under 60 with bone disease | 5 |
Wrist Size:
| Over 6-3/4" (17cm) | 1 |
| 6" to 6-1/4" (15cm) | 2 |
| 5-3/4" to 6" (14cm) | 3 |
| Under 5-3/4" or 14cm | 4 |
| Over 5'8" (1.7m) | 1 |
| 5'5"-5'8" (1.6-1.7m) | 2 |
| 5'2"-5'5" (1.5-1.6m) | 3 |
| Under 5'2" or 1.5m | 4 |
Body Type:
| Mesomorphic (high muscle, low fat) | 1 |
| Endomorphic (high fat, low muscle) | 6 |
| Ectomorphic (low fat, low muscle) | 6 |
Gynecological Status:
| Still menstruating or post-menopausal after age 50 | 1 |
| Menopausal or post-menopausal between ages 46 and 50 | 3 |
| Early menopause** at age 45 or under | 5 |
| Surgically menopaused before age 45 | 7 |
**Deduct 5 points if estrogen therapy was started within one year after surgery or early menopause, 3 points if started more than three years after surgery or early menopause.
TOTAL OF "GIVENS" ______
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