What is osteopenia?

Osteopenia is a condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal that may be a precursor to osteoporosis although not always. Osteopenia is defined by a test that measures bone mineral density.

How do members experience osteopenia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with osteopenia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for osteopenia*

*Data from patients with osteopenia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with osteopenia*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Vitamin D Prescription)
Perceived effectiveness
for osteopenia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
osteopenia (8)
Treatment

(Cal-600)
Perceived effectiveness
for osteopenia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
osteopenia (3)
Treatment

(Fosamax)
Perceived effectiveness
for osteopenia (3 evaluations)
Side effects
nausea
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
osteopenia (1)

*Data from patients with osteopenia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has osteopenia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 8
30s 47
40s 130
50s 238
60s 413
70+ 342

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 118
Female 1,051

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What is osteopenia?

Osteopenia is a condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal that may be a precursor to osteoporosis although not always. Osteopenia is defined by a test that measures bone mineral density.



Common symptoms reported by people with osteopenia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for osteopenia

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Vitamin D Prescription)
Type
Supplement
How many have tried
375
Tried for
osteopenia (8)
Treatment name(s)

(Cal-600)
Type
Supplement
How many have tried
309
Tried for
osteopenia (3)
Treatment name(s)

(Fosamax)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
114
Tried for
osteopenia (1)

Data from patients with osteopenia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with osteopenia

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Vitamin D Prescription)
Perceived effectiveness
for osteopenia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
osteopenia (8)
Treatment name(s)

(Cal-600)
Perceived effectiveness
for osteopenia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
osteopenia (3)
Treatment name(s)

(Fosamax)
Perceived effectiveness
for osteopenia (3 evaluations)
Side effects
nausea
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
osteopenia (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with osteopenia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has osteopenia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 113 say osteopenia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 8
30s 47
40s 130
50s 238
60s 413
70+ 342
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 10
20-29 years 24
30-39 years 60
40-49 years 74
50-59 years 77
60-69 years 21
70+ years 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 118
Female 1,051

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 654
Not Diagnosed 11

These charts show data from osteopenia patients who have completed their condition history
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