Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of hormone-related (type I) osteoporosis?
A)Rapid rate of bone loss and therefore of BMD
B)Cessation of ovarian estrogen production
C)Decrease in dietary calcium intake
D)Increased risk of fracture of wrist and vertebrae

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Although decreased dietary calcium intake is a risk factor for osteoporosis, it is not specific to either type of osteoporosis.Type I osteoporosis in women results after menopause when estrogen production ceases.The BMD of women with postmenopausal osteoporosis may fall as low as 25% to 40% of that of age-matched women without osteoporosis.Type I osteoporosis is associated with "crush" fractures of the wrists and lumbar vertebrae.

Which of the Following Is NOT a Characteristic of Hormone-Related