title: [Indices of the bone mineral density in the male population of Adjara].
abstract: The target of the presented research is to study the indices of the bone mineral density among the male population from the high mountainous areas of Adjara (Georgia). The risk factors were revealed. The research was based on the analyses of special questionnaire filled in by 312 ethnic Georgian males, natives of Adjara highlands (Khulo, Shuakhevi, Keda), from 16 to 70 years old, which underwent medical examination. Characteristic of the bone mineral density was obtained by a densitometric method of investigation. It was found that male population from the high mountainous areas of Adjara were under the impact of factors provoking the osteoporosis (in 30 % of cases osteoporosis was revealed; in 28 % of cases--osteopenia). Frequency of osteopenia was higher in males under 35 years old. The investigation showed that 42% of the bone breakages occur in males under 35 years old. It is supposed that in the high mountainous areas of Adjara the pick of bone mass is obtained much later than is the accepted norm. The results of the study indicate that mineralization of the bones and the related breakages are among the health problems of the high mountainous Adjara population. There is a deficiency in provision males with the necessary information concerning osteoporosis. However, the farm life and given preference to dairy products in the nutrition ration supplies the population with the necessary norm for the architectonics of the bone. The high frequency rate of osteopenia among young males is a risk for future complications of the disease.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Beridze
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Kstauri
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Beridze
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology*; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003720:Densitometry / Q000379:methods*; D005846:Georgia (Republic) / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*