Silver BookBy 2020, an estimated 10.7 million American adults will have osteoporosis.
The 2010 Burden of Osteoporosis and Low Bone Mass among Residents of the U.S. Age 50 and Older
National Osteoporosis Foundation
Future Human Burden
By 2020, an estimated 10.7 million American adults will have osteoporosis.
National Osteoporosis Foundation. The 2010 Burden of Osteoporosis and Low Bone Mass among Residents of the U.S. Age 50 and Older; April 2013. http://www.nof.org/news/1009
55% of the 50 and older population has osteoporosis or low bone mass. [ Get More Details ]
Patients hospitalized with osteoporosis and injury were 4 times as likely to be discharged to a long-term care facility, such as a nursing home or rehabilitation center (56.5% versus 15.9%)…	[ Get More Details ]
The risk of death in the first few weeks after hip fracture is 10 times more than the expected death rate. [ Get More Details ]
The number of men over the age of 50 and diagnosed with osteoporosis or at risk for the disease, will increase from 14 million in 2002 to over 17 million…	[ Get More Details ]
In 2005, osteoporosis-related fractures cost nearly $17 billion–$19 billion if costs of prevalent fractures are included. [ Get More Details ]