骨质减少症以及作为结果而发生的骨质疏松症在许多方面与动脉粥样硬化相似,随年龄增长,两者在所有的人中均可出现,骨质疏松症意味着骨质有大量的丧失,以致稍受轻微的外力就能引起骨折,相当于心血管意外中急性心肌梗塞的发生。近绝经期妇女发生骨质疏松症的某些危险因素有卵巢切除术、低骨质(可由光子吸收测量学及形态测量学证实)、钙或维生素D的营养性缺乏、以前 Osteoporosis and resultant osteoporosis are similar in many ways to atherosclerosis, both of which can occur with all men over time, with osteoporosis implying a significant amount of bone Loss, so that a slight external force can cause fractures, equivalent to the occurrence of acute myocardial infarction in cardiovascular accidents. Some of the risk factors for osteoporosis in near-menopausal women are ovariectomy, low bone mass (as evidenced by photon absorption and morphometry), and nutritional deficiencies of calcium or vitamin D