Table 3

Influence of providing information communicating risk of fracture and treatment benefits

Group 1 (n=51)Group 2 (n=49)Group 3 (n=51)Group 4 (n=49)Entire cohort
Participant estimates at baseline
5-year fracture risk high enough to consider taking medications (tablet/intravenous) to prevent fracture (any/hip) (%)
 Any fracture/tablets (%)50 (23, 75)50 (28, 60)50 (35, 80)50 (20, 60)50 (25, 70)
 Any fracture/intravenous (%)53 (40, 80)55 (20, 72)60 (50, 80)60 (30, 80)60 (30, 80)
 Hip fracture/tablets (%)50 (30, 80)50 (35, 73)55 (50, 80)48 (20, 60)50 (30, 75)
 Hip fracture/intravenous (%)60 (45, 80)55 (30, 80)60 (40, 80)65 (30, 80)60 (40, 80)
Risk of any fracture in next 5 years (%)25 (10, 50)25 (10, 50)20 (10, 50)15 (10, 40)20 (10, 50)
 None/very low risk1417162418
 Low risk4438454743
 Moderate risk3042292431
 High risk1241027
 Very high risk00021
Risk of hip fracture in next 5 years (%)15 (10, 50)20 (10, 45)20 (10, 40)10 (5, 30)19 (10, 40)
Garvan fracture risk calculator estimates
5-year osteoporotic fracture risk7.9 (5.8, 12.3)7.3 (4.4, 9.9)8.5 (5.6, 14.6)7.1 (5.0, 9.6)7.4 (5.5, 12.0)
5-year hip fracture risk1.6 (0.8, 3.4)1.2 (0.7, 2.4)1.8 (0.8, 4.1)1.3 (0.6, 2.0)1.4 (0.8, 3.0)
Participant estimates after information on fracture risk and treatment benefits provided
Risk of any fracture in next 5 years (%)14 (9, 30)19 (10, 27)15 (7, 30)10 (8, 20)12 (8, 30)
 None/very low risk2029273327
 Low risk4547474747
 Moderate risk3118201020
 High risk46486
 Very high risk00221
Risk of hip fracture in next 5 years (%)8 (2, 20)10 (2, 20)10 (2, 20)10 (2, 15)10 (2, 20)
  • Data are per cent or median (Q1, Q3). Group 1: framed as chance of having an event and treatment benefits in natural frequencies; group 2: framed as chance of not having an event and treatment benefits in natural frequencies; group 3: framed as chance of having an event and treatment benefits with number needed to treat; group 4: framed as chance of not having an event and treatment benefits with number needed to treat.