Nikolas
Created page with "* Epidemiology ** 4x in women *** Women mostly primary osteoporosis *** Men mostly secondary osteoporosis ** Age of onset 50 – 70 ** Asian, Hispanic, European > black * Etiology ** Female ** White ** Old age ** Malnutrition *** Poor protein, calcium, vitamin D intake ** Family history ** Smoking ** Alcohol * Diagnosis: ** DEXA scan, which measures the bone mineral density (BMD) ** T-score: the number of standard deviations the patient’s BMD is away from the BMD of a..."