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Osteoporosis is a disease of bones that leads to an increased risk of fracture. In osteoporosis the bone mineral density (BMD) is reduced, bone microarchitecture is disrupted, and the amount and variety of proteins in bone is altered. Osteoporosis is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Osteoporosis is most common in women after menopause, when it is called postmenopausal osteoporosis, but may also develop in men, and may occur in anyone in the presence of particular hormonal disorders and other chronic diseases or as a result of medications, specifically glucocorticoids.

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Dr. Neil Binkley

Eighty percent - I think that number is a little high. It depends on what type of fracture you look at. Clearly, osteoporosis has been appropriately viewed as the disease of women in that the fracture risk, as I mentioned, is about 50 percent. However, I think we should recognize that this is not simply a disease of older women. If you look at a 50-year-old white man, his risk of having an osteoporotic fracture in his remaining lifetime is almost 25 percent.

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Osteoporosis, or porous bone, is a disease characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to bone fragility and an increased risk of fractures of the hip, spine, and wrist. Men as well as women are affected by osteoporosis, a disease that can be prevented and treated.

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