A study of bone mineral density and prevalence of osteoporosis in Chinese people of Han nationality from Changchun

摘要

We investigated bone mineral density (BMD) and analyzed the changes in peak bone mass and BMD in Chinese Han population. The main results are as follows: (1) The peak BMD in males (0.625 ± 0.109) and females (0.506 ± 0.058) was observed at the age of 30–34 years; (2) osteoporosis prevalence was 7.7% vs. 6.97% in males and females aged 50–59 years; 18.13% vs. 35.97% in males and females aged 60–69 years; 36.41% vs. 59.55% in males and females aged 70–79 years; and 57.53% vs. 75.56% in males and females aged 80 years; (3) BMD differed significantly between genders, and among age groups studied; and (4) peak BMD of Han Chinese was greater than that of Japanese and Danish, as well as ethnicities in China.