Nearly 60% of respondents in Delhi, including men and women, were found to be suffering from osteopenia and nine per cent already had osteoporosis. The survey was done among people living in Delhi localities like Sukhdev Vihar, Sarita Vihar, Kalkaji, East of Kailash and Mayur Vihar. “In our study, the presence of osteopenia and osteoporosis was found to be higher in the urban Indian population. A high incidence of osteopenia and osteoporosis was observed in the studied population,” said Raju Vaishya, orthopaedic surgeon at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. Identification of individuals at risk of developing osteoporosis and adequate treatment can prevent long-term morbidity due to osteoporotic fractures.

Source: Hindustan Times March 29, 2018 11:03 UTC