Do you know the 10 alarming facts about Osteoporosis?

1.  75% of women in Kashmir have Vitamin D deficiency.
2.  80%-90% of household women have Vitamin D deficiency in Kashmir.
3.  1 among 3 persons in Kashmir will have significant osteoporosis by 65th   birthday.
4.  An osteoporotic fracture occurs every 3 seconds.
5.  At 50, one in 3 women, and one in 5 men will suffer a fracture in their remaining lifetime.
6.  50% of people with one osteoporotic fracture will have another.
7.  Osteoporosis will emerge as the biggest problem in the geriatric age.
8.  If left unaddressed very soon we will have common problems of immobilization of people, most of them chair bound and couch bound.
9.   Vitamin D deficiency disease has come back to haunt us.
10.  20% of those who suffer a hip fracture die within 6 months after the fracture due to osteoporosis.

Lastupdate on : Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:30:00 Makkah time
Lastupdate on : Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:30:00 GMT
Lastupdate on : Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 IST



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