Which of the following is true? a. Type 2 osteoporosis is also called postmenopausal osteoporosis b. a person with a T-score between -1.0 and -2.5 has a condition known as osteopenia c. by age twenty bone mass is greatest in both men and women d. senile osteoporosis is commonly characterized by wrist and spine fractures more than one of the above

Which of the following is true?
a.     Type 2 osteoporosis is also called postmenopausal osteoporosis
b.    a person with a T-score between -1.0 and -2.5 has a condition known as osteopenia
c.     by age twenty bone mass is greatest in both men and women
d.    senile osteoporosis is commonly characterized by wrist and spine fractures
more than one of the above

Answer

• b.    a person with a T-score between -1.0 and -2.5 has a condition known as osteopenia
  c.     by age twenty bone mass is greatest in both men and women
  Explanation:

• Osteoporosis can be divided into type I which is postmenopausal, and type II which is age-associated or senile.
• A T score is used to identify whether an individual has healthy bones, moderate bone loss also called osteopenia, osteoporosis or severe osteoporosis.
• Low bone density or osteopenia is indicated by a T-score between -1.0 and -2.5.
• Bone mass in both men and women reaches its peak in the third decade of life (by age 18 in girls and by age 20 in boys)
• Post-menopausal osteoporosis or type I, is commonly characterized by wrist and spine fractures