Table 7 Percentage adjustment of 10-year probabilities of a hip fracture or a major osteoporotic fracture by age according to dose of GCs[118]
| Dose: Prednisolone equivalent (mg/day) | Age (years) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | All ages | |
| Hip fracture | |||||||
| Low < 2.5 | −40 | −40 | −40 | −40 | −30 | −30 | −35 |
| Medium* 2.5–7.5 | |||||||
| High ≥ 7.5 | +25 | +25 | +25 | +20 | +10 | +10 | +20 |
| Major osteoporotic fracture | |||||||
| Low < 2.5 | −20 | −20 | −15 | −20 | −20 | −20 | −20 |
| Medium* 2.5–7.5 | |||||||
| High ≥ 7.5 | +20 | +20 | +15 | +15 | +10 | +10 | +15 |