Is osteoporosis more common among some ethnic groups?
ANSWER
Research shows that Caucasian and Asian women are more likely to develop osteoporosis than women of other ethnic backgrounds. Hip fractures are also twice as likely to happen in Caucasian women as in African-American women.
Reviewed by Laura J. Martin on November 04, 2018
SOURCES:
National Osteoporosis Foundation: "Prevention: Who's at Risk?"
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: "Osteoporosis."
National Institute on Aging: "Osteoporosis: The Bone Thief."
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: "Prevention: Who's at Risk?"
SOURCES:
National Osteoporosis Foundation: "Prevention: Who's at Risk?"
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: "Osteoporosis."
National Institute on Aging: "Osteoporosis: The Bone Thief."
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: "Prevention: Who's at Risk?"
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