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1 in 2 women
and 1 in 4 men
50+ years old will break a bone due to osteoporosis.¹
1.5 million fractures
in the spine occur every year in the U.S., which can lead to early death.²
~10 million Americans
have osteoporosis and another 44 million have low bone density, placing them at increased risk.³
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References
¹Osteoporosis. Johns Hopkins Medicine. (n.d.). https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/osteoporosis#:~:text=Studies%20suggest%20that%20among%20those,risk%20greater%20than%20prostate%20cancer.
²Osteoporosis and Spinal Fractures. OrthoInfo. (2021, November). https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases–conditions/osteoporosis-and-spinal-fractures/#:~:text=Spinal%20fractures%20%E2%80%94%20called%20vertebral%20compression,as%20broken%20hips%20and%20wrists.
³The “silent” disease of osteoporosis affects 10 million Americans. Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation. (2023, September 26). https://www.bonehealthandosteoporosis.org/news/the-silent-disease-of-osteoporosis-affects-10-million-americans/