Table 2.
Comparison of the prevalence of osteopenia
| Study | Age groups (range in years) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–24 | 25–29 | 30–34 | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–64 | 65–69 | |
| Current study | 50% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 71% | |||||
| Looker et al. (NHANES III) [29] | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 34%–49% | |||
| Looker et al. (NHANES 2005–2006) [29] | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 32%–50% | |||
| Guzmán Ibarra et al.* [10] | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 18% | 47% | 44% | 64% | 53% |
| Larjiani et al.** [27] | 13%–17% | 8%–24% | 29%–31% | 42%––46% | 47%–50% | |||||
* Data presented for womens´ incidence of osteopenia; **data presented as lowest and highest value of womens´ and mens´osteopenia in femur neck and spine; NA = not available.