Table 3.

Prevalence of Osteoporosis and Low Bone Mass at Either the Femoral Neck or the Lumbar Spine for Puerto Rican Adults From the Boston Puerto Rican Osteoporosis Study

		Osteoporosis		LBM
	n	Prevalence, %	SE	Prevalence, %	SE
Full sample
Age category
45–49 years	85	4.7	2.3	22.4	4.6
50–59 years	430	10.0	1.5	40.5	2.4
60–69 years	337	10.1	1.6	51.9	2.7
70–79 years	101	18.8	3.9	44.6	5.0
Overall	953	10.5	1.0	43.3	1.6
Men
Age category
45–49 years	32	6.3	4.4	28.1	8.1
50–59 years	118	11.0	2.9	34.8	4.4
60–69 years	96	8.3	2.8	37.5	5.0
70–79 years	27	3.7	3.7	29.6	9.0
Overall	273	8.8	1.7	34.4	2.9
Women
Age category
45–49 years	53	3.8	2.6	18.9	5.4
50–59 years	312	9.6	1.7	42.6	2.8
60–69 years	241	10.8	2.0	57.7	3.2
70–79 years	74	24.3	5.0	50.0	5.9
Overall	680	11.2	1.2	46.9	1.9