Assessment of the Level of Knowledge of Residents of Samarkand Region about Osteoporosis
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Relevance. Osteoporosis (OP) —a systemic skeletal disease that reduces bone strength, leading to an increased risk of fractures. Bone strength is determined by a combination of quantitative and qualitative characteristics: bone mineral density (BMD) and architectonics, bone turnover, accumulation of damage, bone mineralization. Osteoporosis (OP) is a systemic skeletal disease in which bone strength decreases, leading to an increased risk of fractures. Bone strength is determined by a combination of quantitative and qualitative characteristics: bone mineral density (BMD) and architectonics, bone turnover, accumulation of damage, bone mineralization. The disease develops gradually and is often clinically diagnosed after a fracture, which allows it to be characterized as a “hidden epidemic.” The aging population is leading to a significant increase in the incidence of osteoporotic fractures, especially in postmenopausal women. If the rate of increase in life expectancy and the number of elderly people observed in the last decade continues, the incidence of osteoporotic fractures is expected to increase by 2.4 times by 2050 [1]. According to WHO experts, AP is one of the most common diseases, which, along with myocardial infarction, oncological pathology and sudden death, occupies a leading place in the structure of morbidity and mortality of the population. The relevance of the problem of AP is also due to its relationship with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). An associative relationship between the severity of vascular wall calcification and the condition of bone tissue was revealed. It is known that in elderly people after a femoral neck fracture (FNC), more pronounced atherosclerotic vascular damage is observed on the affected side [2, 3]. More than 70% of patients who have suffered a fracture of the cervical spine are diagnosed with CVD, and a high incidence of deaths has been identified in the combination of CVD and fractures of the cervical spine. The presence of at least one vertebral fracture or AP leads to a 3-fold increase in the risk of developing cardiovascular complications [4].
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osteoporosis, public awareness, Samarkand region