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Although demographic, clinical, and lifestyle factors are commonly incorporated into screening tools, their relative importance within data-driven prediction frameworks can vary substantially across datasets. Rather than aiming to identify novel predictors, this study evaluates the stability and behavior of established osteoporosis risk factors using statistical inference and machine learning-based feature selection methods across heterogeneous data sources. We further examine whether simplified and near-minimal models can achieve predictive performances comparable to that of full-feature configurations. Methods: An open-access Kaggle dataset (n = 1958) and a retrospective clinical dataset from the University of Phayao Hospital (n = 176) were analyzed. Feature relevance was assessed using logistic regression, likelihood ratio testing, MRMR, ReliefF, and unified importance scoring. Multiple predictor configurations, ranging from full-feature to minimal and near-minimal models, were evaluated using decision tree, support vector machine, k-nearest neighbor, na\u00efve Bayes, and efficient linear classifiers. External validation was performed using hospital-based records. Results: Across all analyses, age consistently emerged as the dominant predictor, followed by corticosteroid use, while other variables showed limited incremental predictive contributions. Simplified models based on age alone or age combined with medication-related variables achieved performances comparable to full-feature models (accuracy \u224891% and AUC \u2248 0.95). In addition, near-minimal models incorporating gender alongside age and medications demonstrated a favorable balance between discrimination and computational efficiency under external validation. Although overall performance declined under distributional shift, na\u00efve Bayes and efficient linear classifiers showed the most stable external behavior (AUC = 0.728\u20130.787). Conclusions: These findings indicate that stability-driven feature selection primarily reproduces well-established epidemiological risk patterns rather than identifying novel predictors. Minimal and near-minimal models\u2014including those incorporating gender\u2014retain acceptable performances under external validation and are methodologically efficient. Given the limited size and single-center nature of the external cohort, the results should be interpreted as preliminary methodological evidence rather than definitive support for clinical screening deployment. Further multi-center studies are required to assess generalizability and clinical relevance.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm15020677","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,14]],"date-time":"2026-01-14T15:12:04Z","timestamp":1768403524000},"page":"677","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Stability-Driven Osteoporosis Screening: Multi-View Consensus Feature Selection with External Validation and Sensitivity Analysis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Waragunt","family":"Waratamrongpatai","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, University of Phayao, Phayao 56000, Thailand"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8563-017X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Watcharaporn","family":"Cholamjiak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Science, University of Phayao, Phayao 56000, Thailand"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nontawat","family":"Eiamniran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Science, University of Phayao, Phayao 56000, Thailand"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-1115-936X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Phatcharapon","family":"Udomluck","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, University of Phayao, Phayao 56000, Thailand"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Consensus Development Panel (2000). 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