SCORE was developed by Lydick et al. (1) to identify post-menopausal women who may have a T score of < -2 and should be screened.
SCORE performed well when it was compared to other prediction rules (2). Performance characteristics for SCORE are:
- Lydick E et al. Am J Man Care 1998;4:37-48.
- Cadarette SM. JAMA 2001;286:57-63.