Table 2.
Prevalence of osteoporosis and low bone mass at either the femur neck or lumbar spine by sex and race/Hispanic origin,Adults age 50+, NHANES 2013–14
| Osteoporosis | Low bone mass | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Age-adjusted† | Unadjusted | Age-adjusted† | ||||||
| n | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Women | |||||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 473 | 16.0 | 1.7 | 17.0a,b | 1.7 | 50.6 | 2.2 | 54.6a | 1.4 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 202 | 8.02 | 2.7 | 8.21;a,,c,d | 2.7 | 37.1 | 3.1 | 40.4a,b | 3.2 |
| Hispanic | 215 | 17.4 | 3.0 | 20.5c,e | 3.1 | 59.4 | 4.4 | 57.0b | 3.3 |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 119 | 38.8 | 3.1 | 40.0b,d,e | 5.5 | 47.9 | 5.4 | 47.0 | 5.3 |
| Men | |||||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 412 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 36.6 | 1.6 | 37.3a,b | 1.3 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 219 | ** | ** | ** | ** | 21.6 | 3.1 | 25.7a,,c,d | 3.4 |
| Hispanic | 213 | 4.22 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 35.2 | 3.7 | 38.1c | 4.7 |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 113 | 6.51 | 2.2 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 51.3 | 4.3 | 47.7b,d | 4.7 |
SE= standard error
†
Prevalence estimates are age-adjusted to the 2000 Census using the direct method. Age-adjusted prevalence estimates sharing common letter superscripts within sex differ significantly, p<0.05
1
Relative standard error = 30–39%
2
Relative standard error = 40–49%
**
Relative standard error >=50%