Distribution and structure of risk factors of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women in Uzbekistan

2329 women of 50 to 80 years of age, who were in menopause and lived in various regions of the Repub-lic. Prevalence of osteoporosis among surveyed postmenopausal residents comprised 33.4%, osteopenia -34.0%. The number of women with normal BMD significantly declines with the increase of age (86.2% at age of 50-59 years, to 1.3% - at ≥70 years). Nearly third of women (31.8%) regularly consumed dairy products, and slightly more than half (54.7%) lead an active lifestyle. Irregular consumption of dairy products, low phys-ical activity and the duration of menopause were the risk factors in the studied group of women