“…Moreover, the use of forearm BMD compared to calcaneal BMD in the original study may underestimate the results in this study as calcaneal BMD is a better predictor of hip fractures [2]. However forearm BMD measurement has been described to predict hip fractures well, although not as well as hip BMD [21,31,32]. At the time of the fourth survey (1994/95) forearm BMD screening was the only practical alternative compared to the long time Table 1) are: weight loss (>5 kg) or BMI < 20 kg/m 2 , height ‡ 168 cm, maternal history of hip fracture, any fracture (except of the hip) since age of 50, self-reported health (good or poor health), physically inactive (no activity), using long-acting benzodiazepines, using anticonvulsant drugs, pulse rate >80 beats/min, caffeine intake more than the equivalent of two cups of coffee/day, unable to rise from chair without help, self-reported hyperthyroidism, and age ‡ 80 at the time of BMD measurement.…”