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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥50 Years with Osteoporosis, by Race and Hispanic Origin — U.S. 2017–2018

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  • Alternative Title:
    Percentage of Adults Aged ≥50 Years with Osteoporosis, by Race and Hispanic Origin — U.S. 2017–2018
  • Journal Article:
    Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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  • Corporate Authors:
    National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
  • Description:
    During 2017–2018, the age-adjusted prevalence of osteoporosis among adults aged ≥50 years was 12.6%. A lower percentage of non-Hispanic Black adults (6.8%) had osteoporosis compared with non-Hispanic White adults (12.9%), non-Hispanic Asian adults (18.4%), and Hispanic adults (14.7%). The observed differences among non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Asian, and Hispanic adults did not reach statistical significance.

    Sources: Sarafrazi N, Wambogo EA, Shepherd JA. Osteoporosis or low bone mass in older adults: U.S. 2017–2018. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) data brief, no. 405. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db405.htm; NCHS, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (U.S.) (NHNES) data, NHNES 2017–2018. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm

    Reported by: Edwina Wambogo, PhD; Neda Sarafrazi, PhD.

    Suggested citation for this article: QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥50 Years with Osteoporosis, by Race and Hispanic Origin — U.S. 2017–2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:731.

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  • Source:
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 70(19):731
  • Series:
    Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
  • ISSN:
    0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
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    Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
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  • Place as Subject:
    United States
  • Pages in Document:
    1 pdf page
  • Volume:
    70
  • Issue:
    19
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