[Diversity in risk factors of osteoporosis].
Osteoporosis is a typical of multifactorial diseases. There have been reported many risk factors contributing to the development of this involutional disease. One may think that all a physician has to do in the treatment of osteoporosis is administration of an effective drug regardless of the risk factors the patient has. However, this strategy is just like giving insulin to the patient with diabetes mellitus without controlling his/her diet. This chapter summarizes current knowledge on major risk factors for low bone mass to help the readers reduce the risk of further loss of bone mass in their patients.
Iki
Masayuki
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Department of Public Health, Kinki University School of Medicine.