In 2017-2018, around 19.6 percent of women in the United States aged 50 years and older had osteoporosis, compared to just 4.4 percent of men aged 50 years and older. This statistic shows the prevalence of osteoporosis among adults aged 50 and over in the United States from 2017 to 2018, by gender and age.
Prevalence of osteoporosis among adults in the United States aged 50 and over from 2017 to 2018, by gender and age
"Osteoporosis is defined as occurring at the femur neck or lumbar spine or both. Estimates for adults aged 50 and over
were age adjusted by the direct method to the 2000 U.S. Census population using age groups 50–64 and 65 and over."
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CDC. (March 1, 2021). Prevalence of osteoporosis among adults in the United States aged 50 and over from 2017 to 2018, by gender and age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233438/older-adults-with-osteoporosis-united-states-gender-age/
CDC. "Prevalence of osteoporosis among adults in the United States aged 50 and over from 2017 to 2018, by gender and age." Chart. March 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233438/older-adults-with-osteoporosis-united-states-gender-age/
CDC. (2021). Prevalence of osteoporosis among adults in the United States aged 50 and over from 2017 to 2018, by gender and age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233438/older-adults-with-osteoporosis-united-states-gender-age/
CDC. "Prevalence of Osteoporosis among Adults in The United States Aged 50 and over from 2017 to 2018, by Gender and Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233438/older-adults-with-osteoporosis-united-states-gender-age/
CDC, Prevalence of osteoporosis among adults in the United States aged 50 and over from 2017 to 2018, by gender and age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233438/older-adults-with-osteoporosis-united-states-gender-age/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Prevalence of osteoporosis among adults in the United States aged 50 and over from 2017 to 2018, by gender and age [Graph], CDC, March 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233438/older-adults-with-osteoporosis-united-states-gender-age/
