gawk (gÉËk ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense gawks , present participle gawking , past tense , past participle gawked. verb. To gawk at someone or something means to stare at them in a rude, stupid, or unthinking way. [informal]
Unfortunately, a lot of women have added a fourth risk factor to the mix â obesity. Overall, women have osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, at much higher rates than men. Experts estimate that almost 27 million people in the United States have osteoarthritis, and that about 60 percent of them are women.en are more prone to experience arthritis in their hips, while women tend to have it in the knees or hands, he says. There are several reasons why these differences occur. They include: 1  Biology. 2  Womenâs bodies are designed to give birth, and that means the tendons in their lower body are more elastic than menâs.
The percentage of women who have osteopenia (a bone density that is somewhat low) depends on age and race and use of hormones. By definition, 16% of white women aged 20-29 have osteopenia, and less than 1% have osteoporosis. Currently about 38% of women aged 65 have osteopenia and 20% have osteoporosis.