TY - JOUR
AU - Melton, L. Joseph
AB - Calcif Tissue Int (2001) 69:179–181 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-001-1043-9 © 2001 Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Epidemiology L. Joseph Melton, III Section of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, 200 First Street S.W., Rochester, MN 55905, USA Received: 1 May 2001 / Accepted: 10 May 2001 / Online publication: 27 September 2001 Abstract. Osteoporosis is common among the growing of osteoporosis, at least at the hip, to increase with age in population of older men: almost 20% of men $50 years old men as it does in women. However, the exact estimate de- have osteoporosis of the hip, spine, or wrist. However, the pends on a number of factors, including the approach taken exact estimate depends on the approach taken to normalize to normalize for differences in bone size, the specific skel- for bone size, the specific skeletal site assessed, and the etal site that is assessed, and the diagnostic criteria that are diagnostic criteria used. Bone mineral density (BMD, g/cm ) by DXA is 12–25% greater in men than women, but used. These issues are reviewed in the following sections. bone mineral apparent density (g/cm ) is similar in the two Although prevalence estimates are 
TI - The Prevalence of Osteoporosis: Gender and Racial Comparison
JF - Calcified Tissue International
DO - 10.1007/s00223-001-1043-9
DA - 2001-09-27
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/the-prevalence-of-osteoporosis-gender-and-racial-comparison-EmlAz19q01
SP - 179
EP - 181
VL - 69
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
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