EXAMINATION OF THE PREVALENCE OF OSTEOPOROSIS IN SENILE AND POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MEDICATION

Abstract

Prevalence of osteoporosis in senile and postmenopausal women was investigated using an MD method for affected women who consulted the outpatient clinic of this institution. The prevalence of osteoporosis of those patients diagnosed with an MD severity higher than grade I were 20.6%, 51.6%, 48.6%, and 60.6% for women in this 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s, respectively, demonstrating that the incidences were particularly high for women over 60 years of age. Thirty-nine of these patients diagnosed as involutional osteoporosis were treated with alfacalcidol and calcitonin. There was a significant improvement in the MD Index (GS/D) value obtained 12 to 18 months after initiation of the therapy.