I don't know the exact percentage, but I do know that most of the people who suffer are women.
White women are generally at a higher risk for osteoporosis compared to Black women. This is due to several factors, including differences in bone density, hormonal factors, and dietary calcium intake. While both populations can be affected by osteoporosis, the prevalence is notably higher among Caucasian women, particularly post-menopausal women. However, it's important to note that osteoporosis can still occur in Black women, especially with certain risk factors.
Bone
Why are women more prone to osteoporosis than men
Why are women more prone to osteoporosis than men
the bones and joints
For many women who have gone through menopause, the treatment of choice for osteoporosis has been hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also called estrogen replacement therapy
Osteoporosis is a disease that increases bone weakness, and increases the risk of a broken bone.
bone
Osteoporosis often is thought of as disease more prevalent in women, but more than two million men have the disease characterized by decrease in bone mass and density.
Osteoporosis is basically a severe loss of bone density.
yes, about every 1 in 3 women get osteoporosis, and about 1 in 12 men get osteoporosis
osteoporosis