Decreasing trend of bone mineral density in US multiethnic population: analysis of continuous NHANES 2005-2014.

ABSTRACT: Studies examining recent bone mineral density (BMD) trends in the US population are limited. In our study, we found that age-adjusted mean BMD among US men and women was stable from 2005 to 2010, but then declined in 2013-2014. We also explored factors associated with decreasing BMD in recent years.

Introduction

Osteoporosis prevalence in the USA declined between 1988 and 2006, while the declining trend in hip fracture may have plateaued in 2013-2014. We aimed to examine whether there has been a corresponding change in BMD trajectory for the US population.

Methods

Continuous National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 2005-2006 to 2013-2014 were analyzed to examine BMD trends among US men and women aged 30 years and older and among different race/ethni

SUBMITTER: Xu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6192842 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature