Studies of osteoporosis in Russia using isotope-related and other techniques. Progress report (September 1996 - August 1998)

There exists a direct interdependence between bone strength and bone mineral density (BMD). According to the present concept, good bone health in later years is primarily determined by the attainment of a sufficient high BMD during early adulthood. The higher is the level of peak BMD (1), the older is the age when peak BMD is maintained (2), and the lower is the rate of BMD decrease (3), the less is a probability of senile osteoporosis development. Those three parameters depend on both sex, ethnicity and geographical origin of the subjects over the age range from 15 to 50 years. The aims of the study were: To investigate BMD age dynamics of the total body, spine and femoral neck (total body, spinal and femoral BMD) in health women and men aged 15 to 55, residents of a large industrial centre (Moscow); To investigate BMD age dynamics of the total body, spine and femoral neck in health women and men aged 15 to 55, residents of a small city (Obninsk) situated in the rural area, 100 km south-west far from Moscow; To compare between Moscow and Obninsk data and determine a regularity of BMD age dynamics for the Russian population; To compare between BMD Russian results and those obtained for the US Reference Population (LUNAR)