Sorry, that is
incorrect. The FALSE statement was:
African-American
and Hispanic women are at a higher risk to develop osteoporosis than Caucasian
women - in fact, it is the other way around: Caucasian women are at
a higher risk to develop osteoporosis than African-American or Hispanic
women.
The other statements
are true because:
Risk
factors for osteoporosis DO include cigarette smoking and infrequent
physical activity. Tobacco can have an anti-estrogen effect.
Excessive
consumption of alcohol CAN affect bone by having a direct toxic effect
on osteoblasts, resulting in decreased bone formation with normal bone resorption.
Women
DO have 2 - 3 times as many hip fractures as men, however men have
twice the mortality rate than women do in the year after a hip fracture.
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