In Osteoporosis who is at most risk and why?
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Thin white women. I'm not sure why.
women above 55...
because of menopause... and because of old age...
its worse if they smoke...
old age and menopause mess up your hormones... smoking does too... everything adds up to your body being unable to build bones and a concurrent increase in bone loss...
Women above the age of 50 or thereabouts , are at greater risk of getting it , because after menopause , they no longer secrete the hormone Oestrogen , which helps in the conversion of the ingested calcium into bone . Thus , bones might start to get less dense , & more brittle in such women . A 'Bone Density' test may be taken , to ascertain if this condition prevails .They are also given Calcium supplements .
women after menopause are most at risk due to the lower oestrogen levels. This is because low oestrogen levels decrease calcium absorption by the bone which makes the bone weaker and more susceptible to fractures.
Any time you talk about a disease and the risk of developing it, you have to look at genetics, environment, and other risk factors. As a general (very general) rule, small boned caucasian women who are post-menopause are at high risk for developing osteoporosis. There are other risk factors to consider as well including smoking and steroid use to name a few.
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