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This is why ensuring proper diagnosis and treatment for each condition is crucial. In this article, we delve deep into the conditions osteopenia and osteoporosis, and how the former can progress ...

This measurement detects osteopenia (bone loss usually without symptoms) and osteoporosis (more severe bone loss that may cause fractures). Calcium : A mineral found mainly in the hard part of bones.

Osteopenia present at diagnosis may result from direct involvement of bone by disease or an indirect effect from a product of malignant cells (4,23).

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1 to –2.5, you have osteopenia, or low bone mineral density. 2.5 or lower, you might have osteoporosis. The risk of broken bones increases by 1.5 to 2 times with each 1-point drop in the T-score.