Who is affected by Paget's disease
Paget's disease is the second most common bone disease (osteoporosis is most common).1Paget's disease:
- Is found most often in people living in Western Europe (Britain, France, and Germany) or people of Western European descent.2
- Occurs about equally in men and women.1
- Is rare in people younger than 40, and is most common in people who are older than 50.3 The risk of developing this disease increases as a person ages.
| Author: | Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH Maureen Shea | Last Updated: November 8, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology & Metabolism Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine | |
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