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We evaluated the accuracy of FRAX in predicting fracture risk, with and without BMD measurements, among 27\u2009512 postmenopausal women aged 50-79\u00a0yr participating in the Women\u2019s Health Initiative with 10\u00a0yr of follow-up. FRAX-predicted fracture risks were compared to observed outcomes, stratified by race\/ethnicity and genetic risk categories derived from a genome-wide polygenic score (GPS), calculated using 103\u2009155 genetic variants via the LDpred algorithm and UK Biobank Genome-Wide Association Study data. FRAX with BMD information substantially overestimated fracture risk for African American women by 82% (hazard ratio [HR], 0.18; 95% CI, 0.10-0.36) and Hispanic women by 48% (HR, 0.52; 95% CI, 0.31-0.87), compared with non-Hispanic White women (both p\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001). Conversely, FRAX with BMD information significantly underestimated fracture risk in women with the highest genetic risk (top 5%; HR, 2.15; 95% CI, 1.22-3.68; p\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001), compared with the low GPS reference group. Calibration analyses revealed systematic inaccuracies, highlighting racial disparities in overestimating fracture risk and genetic disparities in underestimating fracture risk predictions. Sensitivity analyses confirmed these findings persisted regardless of estrogen use. Our results underscore critical limitations of FRAX, suggesting that integrating genetic risk profiling and implementing race-specific recalibrations can substantially improve fracture risk prediction accuracy, promote equity in osteoporosis care, and support personalized clinical decision-making.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1093\/jbmr\/zjaf160","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,29]],"date-time":"2025-10-29T13:18:13Z","timestamp":1761743893000},"page":"424-433","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Uncovering racial and genetic disparities in FRAX performance for fracture risk assessment in postmenopausal women"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"41","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4679-8903","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Qing","family":"Wu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center , Columbus, OH 43210 ,","place":["United 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