Epidemiology and risk factors of osteoporosis

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Women are more likely to get osteoporosis than men. True or false?
True. They are 4 times more likely. There is increased bone loss post-menopause. Men also have a higher bone density in general.
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How many people suffer from osteoporosis in the UK? 250,000, 1 million or 3 million?
Over 3 million. Over 200 million people have the disease in the world.
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Osteoporosis can cause people to have fractures. What fracture occurs the most: hip, clinical vertebral or forearm?
Hip fractures. Men: 3% hip, 2% clinical vertebral, 2% forearm. Women: 14% hip, 11% clinical vertebral and 13% forearm.
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60% of post-menopausal women in the US and UK have osteoporosis. True or false?
False. It is 30%.
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What are some of the lifestyle changes that help people with osteoporosis?
Weight-bearing exercise (encourage bone development), stop smoking (lowers oestrogen in women, causing early menopause + lowers testosterone, weakening bones), less alcohol (excess reduces body's ability to make bone), diet high in vit D and calcium
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Steroids increase the risk of osteoporosis because it reduces the amount of calcium absorbed from the gut, and increases calcium loss via the kidneys. True or false?
True. Patients on long-term/high doses of steroids may be at risk.
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Is low body weight or high body weight a risk factor for osteoporosis?
Low body weight. There is less bone to lose so smaller and thinner people have an increased risk.
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Age is a risk factor for osteoporosis. True or false?
True. After maximum bone density has been achieved (around 30) bone mass decreases naturally with age
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What ethnic groups have a higher risk of osteoporosis?
Risk is particularly high for Caucasian and Asian women.
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What are some of the medical conditions that can cause osteoporosis. (Get 2 to continue).
Coeliac disease and other absorption syndromes, hyperthyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, diabetes, cushing's disease, MS, anorexia, rheumatoid arthritis, kidney failure, liver impairment, hypercortisolism
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Family history of osteoporosis doesn't increase your risk of having osteoporosis. True or false?
False. There are inherited factors that can increase your risk of osteoporosis.
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