New Survey Shows Gap In Diagnosis And Treatment Of Osteoporosis Among Post-Menopausal Women Studied Who Were Hospitalized With Fractures

New results from a survey of 1,122 post-menopausal women in Asia found that nearly half (48.5 percent) were not aware whether or not they had osteoporosis despite being hospitalized with a fragility fracture. A fragility fracture is one potential indicator of osteoporosis, along with BMD measurements, family history and other factors, according to International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF). Of the women who were told that they have osteoporosis (51.5 percent), 40.

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