The FRAX tool estimates 10-year fracture risk. It is analogous to Framingham Risk Score used for cardiovascular disease. The Framingham Risk Score (FRS) is BEST described as:

• A A diagnostic test for ischaemic heart disease
• B A severity scoring system for patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome
• C A tool to calculate the exact lifetime risk of hypertension
• D A multivariable algorithm estimating 10-year probability of cardiovascular events based on traditional risk factors ✓

Explanation

The Framingham Risk Score integrates age, sex, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, blood pressure treatment status, smoking, and diabetes status to estimate the 10-year probability of a major cardiovascular event (MI, angina, stroke, peripheral arterial disease). It is a primary prevention risk stratification tool to guide initiation of statin therapy and lifestyle interventions, not a diagnostic test.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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