How many men get osteoporosis?
ANSWER
Osteoporosis affects far more women than men, but men still make up 20% of all cases. That means more than 2 million men in the United States have osteoporosis. Another 3 million have osteopenia. It’s a condition where your bones thin. It can lead to osteoporosis if not properly treated.
Reviewed by Jennifer Robinson on August 29, 2019
SOURCES:
National Osteoporosis Foundation: "Men and Osteoporosis;" "8 Common Myths about Osteoporosis;" and "Are You at Risk for Developing Bone Disease?"
University of Maryland Medical Center: "What Are the Medications for Osteoporosis?"
International Osteoporosis Foundation: "Osteoporosis Myths."
Ethel Siris, MD, director, Toni Stabile Osteoporosis Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, N.Y.; president, the National Osteoporosis Foundation.
Department of Veterans Affairs: “Screening Men for Osteoporosis: Who & How, 2007.”
SOURCES:
National Osteoporosis Foundation: "Men and Osteoporosis;" "8 Common Myths about Osteoporosis;" and "Are You at Risk for Developing Bone Disease?"
University of Maryland Medical Center: "What Are the Medications for Osteoporosis?"
International Osteoporosis Foundation: "Osteoporosis Myths."
Ethel Siris, MD, director, Toni Stabile Osteoporosis Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, N.Y.; president, the National Osteoporosis Foundation.
Department of Veterans Affairs: “Screening Men for Osteoporosis: Who & How, 2007.”
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