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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedNoel SE, Mangano KM, Griffith JL
Prevalence of osteoporosis and low bone mass among Puerto Rican older adults.
The authors aimed to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis and low bone mass (LBM) among 953 Puerto Rican adults, aged 47 to 79 years and living on the US mainland, using data from the Boston Puerto Rican Osteoporosis Study (BPROS). They found that the overall prevalence of osteoporosis and LBM were 10.5% and 43.3% for participants in the BPROS, respectively. They conclude that their findings indicate a need to understand specific factors contributing to osteoporosis in Puerto Rican adults, particularly younger men, in order to provide important information to guide the development of culturally- and linguistically-tailored interventions to improve bone health in this understudied and high-risk population.
AHRQ-funded; HS023009.
Citation: Noel SE, Mangano KM, Griffith JL .
Prevalence of osteoporosis and low bone mass among Puerto Rican older adults.
J Bone Miner Res 2018 Mar;33(3):396-403. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.3315..
Keywords: Osteoporosis, Elderly, Racial and Ethnic Minorities