Osteoporosis

Prevalence of osteoporosis and low bone mass in the U.S. by race and ethnicity for those aged 50+

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• National Osteoporosis Foundation

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Race & Etnicity, aged 50+	Osteoporosis (%)	Low bone mass (%)
Hispanic women	10.0%	49.0%
Caucasian men	7.0%	35.0%
Asian men	7.0%	35.0%
Black women	5.0%	35.0%
Black men	4.0%	19.0%
Hispanic men	3.0%	23.0%
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grjenkin

grjenkin says

If low bone mass means high risk of osteoporosis, why are aging Blacks and Hispanics less prone than aging Caucasians and Asians to osteoporosis? Genetics? Diet? Flawed research?

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Race & Etnicity, aged 50+ see all graphs 8 unique values Asian men … Hispanic women

Osteoporosis (%) see all graphs Max 20.0% Avg 9.5% Min 3.0% Sum 76.0% Std Dev 0.06

Low bone mass (%) see all graphs Max 50.0% Avg 37.0% Min 19.0% Sum 296.0% Std Dev 0.11

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