Table 2.
PREVALENCE OF LOW BONE MASS AND OSTEOPOROSIS IN NAVAJO WOMEN AND MEN
| Womena over 50 years N (%) |
Menb over 50 years N (%) |
Menc over 50 years N (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Hip T-Score | |||
| Normal | |||
| ≥ −1 | 107 (49.8) | 84 (62.7) | 115 (85.8) |
| Low Bone Mass | |||
| > −2.5 and < − 1.0 | 90 (41.9) | 42 (31.3) | 18 (13.4) |
| Osteoporosis | |||
| ≤ −2.5 | 18 (8.4) | 8 (6.0) | 1 (0.7) |
| Femoral Neck T-Score | |||
| ≥ −1 | 74 (34.4) | 63 (47.0) | 84 (62.7) |
| > −2.5 and < − 1.0 | 119 (55.3) | 63 (47.0) | 48 (35.8) |
| ≤ −2.5 | 22 (10.2) | 8 (6.0) | 2 (1.5) |
| Lumbar Spine T-Score | |||
| ≥ −1 | 43 (20.0) | 98 (73.1) | 96 (71.6) |
| > −2.5 and < − 1.0 | 96 (44.7) | 33 (24.6) | 31 (23.1) |
| ≤ −2.5 | 76 (35.3) | 3 (2.2) | 7 (5.2) |
| Total prevalenced | |||
| Normal | 31 (14.4) | 54 (40.3) | 72 (53.7) |
| Low Bone Mass | 103 (47.9) | 71 (53.0) | 55 (41.0) |
| Osteoporosis | 81 (37.7) | 9 (6.7) | 7 (5.2) |
Notes
a
Women’s T-scores are based on NHANES 2005–2008 White women’s reference data
b
Men’s T-scores are based on NHANES 2005–2008 White men’s reference data
c
Men’s T-scores are based on NHANES 2005–2008 White women’s reference data
d
The total prevalence of osteoporosis is assessed when the T-score in any of the femoral neck or lumbar spine is ≤−2.5. Low bone mass is assessed when at least one of these two T-scores is >−2.5 and <−1.0.