Sickle Cell Disease Ontology Project

Osteoporosis

http://scdontology.h3abionet.org/ontology/SCDO_0000844

Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone density and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue with a consequent increase in bone fragility. According to the WHO criteria, osteoporosis is defined as a BMD that lies 2.5 standard deviations or more below the average value for young healthy adults (a T-score below -2.5 SD).

Term info

database cross reference
  • DOID:11476
  • HP:0000939
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Provide source for additional info.

database cross reference

HP:0000939, DOID:11476

definition source

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000939

is caused by

Genetic predisposition, low calcium diet, getting little exercise, smoking, decrease in estrogen at the menopause, steroid medicine use for a long time, Vitamin D insufficiency.

Bone pain, backache, gradual loss of height, stooped posture, fractures.