Osteoporosis is often a \u201csilent\u201d disease, remaining undiagnosed until a fracture occurs. Timely diagnosis by GPs and optimal treatment reduces the risk of further fractures by up to 30%, 50% and 70% in patients with non-vertebral, hip and vertebral fractures, respectively. A burden of disease analysis commissioned by Osteoporosis Australia and based on data from the Geelong Osteoporosis Study estimated that in 2012, 4.74 million (66%) of people over the age of 50 in Australia had osteoporosis or osteopenia \u2013 low bone density that is often the precursor to osteoporosis. The prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia is estimated to rise by 31% (6.2 million) by 2022. This will result in a 30% increase in the annual fracture incidence, from approximately 141,000 fractures in 2012 to approximately 183,000 in 2022. Approximately 70% of minimal trauma fractures occur in women, with incidence increasing with age in both sexes.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Osteoporosis is often a \u201csilent\u201d disease, remaining undiagnosed until a fracture occurs. Timely diagnosis by GPs and optimal treatment reduces the risk of further fractures by up to 30%, 50% and 70% in patients with non-vertebral, hip and vertebral fractures, respectively. A burden of disease analysis commissioned by Osteoporosis Australia and based on data from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17883","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","6":"first","7":"instock","8":"downloadable","9":"virtual","10":"taxable","11":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n