687,524 women diagnosed with osteoporosis

The total number of people diagnosed as osteoporosis was increased from 450,000 in 2004 to 740,000 last year, indicating an average yearly increase of 13 percent, a government report said on May 9.

According to the National Health Insurance Corporation, the number of female and male osteoporosis patients was 687,524 and 52,487, respectively, last year. This indicates that by gender, women by...