摘要目的调查中国不同地区中老年人群骨质疏松症(osteoporosis, OP)患病率分布情况.方法采用分层多段整群抽样方法对中国五大行政区5593例40岁以上男女人群进行骨密度测量和问卷调查. 结果我国部分地区骨质疏松症总患病率(按累计丢失率最高部位计算)为16.1%.其中男性11. 5%,女性19.9% (P<0.01);不同地区、不同年龄组骨质疏松症患病率差异亦存在非常显著性(P<0.01);城乡之间骨质疏松症患病率差异(女性)有非常显著性(P<0 .01).结论我国骨质疏松症患病率女性高于男性,骨质疏松症的防治重点在中老年女性,对男性骨质疏松症也不容忽视.

abstractsObjective To understand the distribution of prevalence rate of osteoporosis in the middle -aged and elderly in parts of China.Methods Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured and questionnaires were taken for 5593 p eople aged above 40 years in five administrative areas in China selected by the stratified-multi-steps-cluster sampling method.Results The total prevalence rate of osteoporosis was 16.1%. The prevalence rate among males was 11.5% and among females was 19.9% (P<0.01). There were also o steoporosis prevalence differences among cities, age groups, gender groups and areas.Conclusion The prevention and treatment of osteoporosis are very important fo r females but also should not be ignored in males.