Osteoporosis and African-American women.
African-American women are missing from the list of risk factors for osteoporosis although over 300,000 currently have osteoporosis. Possible bone structure differences such as greater peak bone mass, a slower rate of bone loss after menopause, and better quality of bone microarchitecture in African-American women have not been supported by research. Approaches such as calcium intake, hormone replacement therapy, and medications which prevent and treat osteoporosis need to be undertaken.
Kessenich
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Department of Nursing, University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida, USA.
D001741:Black or African American; D044383:Black People; D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012106:Research; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health
D002136:Calcium, Dietary