Peculiarities of bone metabolism in healthy men of Georgian nationality

The purpose of the present research was studying parameters of the bone metabolism and bone mineral density in the context of the risk - factor of osteoporosis among young healthy men. 56 practically healthy men in the age of 22-37 years were investigated. With the help of ultrasonic densitometry cases of osteopenia and osteoporosis were revealed. The received data confirm opinion about non-uniform bone mineral density among men of young age. This indicate to the importance of early detection of cases of osteoporosis among the healthy population with the purpose of conducting timely preventive measures.