骨质疏松症已经成为继高血压、糖尿病之后,威胁中老年人健康的第三大老年疾病。WHO的骨质疏松工作组专职主席提醒公众:65岁以上的妇女都应当检查骨密度,未到65岁的绝经妇女如有家族骨折史等危险因素的也应测 Osteoporosis has become the third most common elderly disease that threatens the health of the elderly after hypertension and diabetes. The full-time chairman of WHO’s Osteoporosis Working Group reminds the public that women over the age of 65 should check their BMD and that menopausal women who are 65 years old should also be tested for any risk factors such as family history of fracture