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Canadian Medical Journal November 12, 2002 page 167
writes;
Women Have Higher Risk of Dying from Osteoporosis than Breast Cancer
As the population continues to age, the prevalence of osteoporosis will only increase. It is already a widespread condition, with one in four women and one in eight men suffering from the disease.
Osteoporosis is defined as a skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength that puts a person at an increased risk of fracture. It is this risk of fracture that makes the disease so deadly. Women have a 1 in 6 lifetime risk of hip fracture. This is a greater risk than that of developing breast cancer, which is 1 in 9. The death rate associated with hip fracture is higher still, and of women who sustain a hip fracture, 50 percent
become dependent on others to perform daily tasks and 20 percent need long-term care.
The costs associated with osteoporosis, the majority of which are related to the treatment of fractures, have risen to $15 billion a year over the past decade in the United States alone. Rising costs make the disease one of public concern.
Osteoporosis is typically diagnosed based on a patient’s history of a fragility fracture or on the basis of low bone density. A fragility fracture is a fracture that occurs with a small trauma, such as a fall down, or no trauma.
Bone Mineral Density (BMD) tests are used to assess bone density. Results are defined as a T-score, with normal being between 2.5 and -- 1.0, osteopenia (or low BMD) between -- 1.0 and -- 2.5, and osteoporosis lower than -- 2.5.
The article lists several key factors as predictors of
fracture due to osteoporosis including, low bone mineral density, prior fragility fracture, age, family history of osteoporosis and history of steroid or prednisone use.
Canadian Medical Journal November 12, 2002 page 167
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