Bone Density Inc

Prevalence

Osteoporosis → hip & other Fractures

The most prevalent bone disease in humans

Much more prevalent among middle age+ women and men than commonly understood:

26.3% of adults 45+ yrs old have osteoporosis

43.3% of adults 45+ yrs old have low bone mass (osteopenia) – a precursor of osteoporosis

Source:  NIH MESA study: Li D, Mao SS, Khazai B, Hyder JA, Allison M, McClelland R, de Boer I, Carr JJ, Criqui MH, Gao Y, Budoff MJ. Noncontrast Cardiac Computed Tomography Image-Based Vertebral Bone Mineral Density: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Acad Radiol. 2013 May;20(5):621-7

Most prevalent in Asians, Hispanics & White non-Hispanics

While African Americans have the lowest prevalence of osteoporosis, some studies show they have the highest osteoporosis severity.  For example, African American women who sustain an osteoporotic fracture have one-third higher mortality than white women.

1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men 50+ yrs old will experience an osteoporotic fracture(s)

0 %
of people with one osteoporotic fracture will have another

Women have more osteoporotic fractures than heart attacks, strokes and breast cancer combined

© 2010 National Osteoporosis Foundation (U.S. 2007-2008)

More prevalent (and severe) in men than commonly understood

https://www.osteoporosis.foundation/sites/iofbonehealth/files/2019-06/AboutOsteoporosis_FactSheet_English.pdf

This high prevalence of fractures is a consequence of the osteoporosis diagnosis problem