Who is affected by Paget's disease

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Who is affected by Paget's disease

Paget's disease is the second most common bone disease (osteoporosis is most common).¹ Paget's disease:

• Is found most often in people living in Europe or of European descent.
• Occurs in 1% to 2% of people living in the United States and occurs equally in men and women.²
• Most often affects people who are older than 50.³
• Occurs in up to 10% of people older than 80 living in the United States.³ The risk of developing this disease increases as a person ages.
• Is most common in whites and blacks but is rare in Asians.

References

Citations

1. Kanis JA (2004). Paget's disease of bone (osteitis deformans). In L Goldman, D Ausiello, eds., Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 22nd ed., vol. 2, pp. 1579–1582. Philadelphia: Saunders.

2. Fitzgerald PA (2005). Paget's disease of bone (osteitis deformans) section of Endocrinology. In LM Tierney Jr, et al., eds., Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, 44th ed., pp. 1126–1127. New York: McGraw-Hill.

3. Schneider D, et al. (2002). Diagnosis and treatment of Paget's disease of bone. American Family Physician, 65(10): 2069–2072.

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Last updated:	September 30, 2005
Author:	Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH
Reviewed By:	Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Hanan Bassyouni, MD - Endocrinology and Metabolism
Editors:	Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Michele Cronen