Diagnosis and prevention in male for osteoporosis in men

Objective To explore the methods of screening,diagnosis and prevention of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture (OF) in middle-age male subjects.Methods BMD was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiomentry (DXA) in 180 men over the age of 40 and were recorded clinical manifestations of osteoporosis were recorded.All subjects were divided to groups according to their age (10 years).Analysis was performed for the social,behavioral factors and other diseases.Results High incidence of osteoporosis was found in men who was over 40 with symptoms or X-ray changes of osteoporosis or diagnosed by DXA.From the age of 40 to 69 in those with osteoporosis,the rate of OF was increased with age and significant higher incidence of OF was found in the age group of over 70 (P0.01).Conclusions It is objective to diagnose osteoporosis in men over 40 with X-ray and DXA BMD measurement when they have osteoporosis symptoms.The important preventive methods are keeping a healthy life,diet habit and appropriate medication.