Osteoporosis affects 1in 3 persons above the age of 50 years and 1in 2 above the age of 65 years and everybody after 75 years of age
Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak and brittle. In fact so brittle that even bending forward and coughing can cause a fracture. Osteoporosis affects 1in 3 persons above the age of 50 years and 1in 2 above the age of 65 years and everybody after 75 years of age.
More than 70% of the population has not been screened and doesn’t know that they have osteoporosis. The current expectancy of 67 years is expected to increase to 71 by 2025 and 77 by 2050.So at present 10% of population is above 50 years, it will become about 34% by 2050. Thus a surge in number of people affected by osteoporosis. Even by the lowest estimates, about 1.5 million fractures happen annually, which is just the tip of the iceberg as we have statistics only from the 5 metros and major cities only. Irregular, intermittent and habitual low intake of calcium and vitamin D3, lack of exercise along with high prevalence of diabetes is also adding to the problem. Smoking, heavy drinking, steroid use, hormonal imbalance some of the major Causes of Osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is also becoming a major health concern in the younger population due to lifestyle changes and diet habits (Junk food, soft drinks).Work from home, Parks and gyms have being closed during the pandemic lead to a peculiar and strange situation where people are deprived of sunlight exposure and exercises. Steroids were the main stay in the treatment of those effected by the corona virus. This has resulted in an alarming rise of ‘silent osteoporotic fractures’ equivalent to a ‘skeletal heart attack’.
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