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For the purpose of elucidating the cause of senile osteoporosis and developing its therapy, complement system and proteinase inhibitors (α2M, α1AT, α1X) were evaluated as clinical parameters. They were measured as factors related to pathophysiology and the clinical profile. The following results were obtained. C3 in senile osteoporosis was high in 37%. C4 showed various levels from low to high. α2M was within normal level, α1AT was generally increased. α1X was either normal or high.