The Burden of OSTEOPOROSIS in West Virginia

A Report By
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Bureau for Public Health
Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion
Health Statistics Center
In Collaboration With
The Division of Health Promotion

Table of Contents

Executive Summary (Exec. Sum.)
Overview
Detection
Risk Factors
Prevention and Treatment
Prevalence in West Virginia (WV Prevalence)
Risks among West Virginians (WV Risks)
National Osteoporosis Foundation Prevalence Estimates (NOF Prevalence)
State Burden of Fractures Model (Fractures Model)
Osteoporosis-Related Hospitalizations (Hospitalizations
Comparison, WV and US (WV and US
Osteoporosis Costs (Costs)
References
Initial Assumptions Considered in the Determiniation of Osteoporosis Attributaion Probabilities.