Osteopenia vs. Osteoporosis WisdomCard™

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  1. SpineUniverse: Osteopenia and Osteoporosis: Is There a Difference? spineuniverse.com - Osteopenia and Osteoporosis: Is There a Difference?
  2. Foundation for Osteoporosis Research & Education (FORE): Osteoporosis & Osteopenia fore.org - Osteoporosis & Osteopenia
  3. Harvard University: Osteopenia: When You Have Weak Bones, but Not Osteoporosis health.harvard.edu - Osteopenia: When You Have Weak Bones, but Not Osteoporosis
  4. Medical College of Wisconsin: Osteopenia vs. Osteoporosis (Oct. 13, 2005)healthlink.mcw.edu - Osteopenia vs. Osteoporosis
  5. Northeast Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center: Osteoporosis vs Osteopenia nepaahec.org - Osteoporosis vs Osteopenia
  6. American Bone Health: What’s the Difference Between Osteoporosis and Osteopenia? abh.rkpub.com - What’s the Difference Between Osteoporosis and Osteopenia?
  7. Journal of the National Medical Association (via PubMed Central): Prevalence of Osteoporosis and Osteopenia among African Americans with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (Feb. 13, 2006) pubmedcentral.nih.gov - Prevalence of Osteoporosis and Osteopenia among African Americans with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Research Notes on Osteopenia vs. Osteoporosis


The difference between osteopenia and osteoporosis is the level of calcium within the bones. These levels are determined by a bone density test. Osteopenia is a term used to describe thinning bones, while osteoporosis is a loss of bone mass.1

Fast Facts:

  • Osteoporosis is more common in older persons.2
  • Premature babies are at risk of developing osteopenia.3
  • Osteopenia has no early symptoms.4
  • Osteopenia can be a precursor to osteoporosis.5
  • Heredity can be risk factor for both.6

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ SpineUniverse: Osteopenia and Osteoporosis: Is There a Difference?
  2. ↑ American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP): Risk Factors
  3. ↑ A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Osteopenia - Premature Infants: Symptoms
  4. ↑ eMedTV: Osteopenia Symptoms
  5. ↑ Osteopenia3: Osteopenia - The Basics about This Condition
  6. ↑ Osteopenia3: Here are the Major Osteopenia and Osteoporosis Risk Factors

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