In 2017-2018, around 53 percent of women in the United States aged 65 years and older had low bone mass, compared to 41 percent of men aged 65 years and older. This statistic shows the prevalence of low bone mass among adults aged 50 and over in the United States from 2017 to 2018, by gender and age.
Prevalence of low bone mass among adults in the United States aged 50 and over from 2017 to 2018, by gender and age
"Low bone mass 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 low bone mass among adults in the United States aged 50 and over from 2017 to 2018, by gender and age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233503/older-adults-with-low-bone-mass-united-states-gender-age/
CDC. "Prevalence of low bone mass among adults in the United States aged 50 and over from 2017 to 2018, by gender and age." Chart. March 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233503/older-adults-with-low-bone-mass-united-states-gender-age/
CDC. (2021). Prevalence of low bone mass among adults in the United States aged 50 and over from 2017 to 2018, by gender and age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233503/older-adults-with-low-bone-mass-united-states-gender-age/
CDC. "Prevalence of Low Bone Mass 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/1233503/older-adults-with-low-bone-mass-united-states-gender-age/
CDC, Prevalence of low bone mass among adults in the United States aged 50 and over from 2017 to 2018, by gender and age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233503/older-adults-with-low-bone-mass-united-states-gender-age/ (last visited July 21, 2024)
Prevalence of low bone mass 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/1233503/older-adults-with-low-bone-mass-united-states-gender-age/
