| Objective To investigate the status of osteoporosis in middle-aged and elderly people in Nanning region, to analyze the risk factors of osteoporosis, to explore the relationship between osteoporosis and the constitutional types of Chinese medicine, and to provide the basis for prevention and treatment of the disease in Western and Chinese medicine. Methods Age, sex, height, weight，diet and exercise, family history，chronic diseases，and the constitutional scores of Chinese medicine were obtained in the study population using questionnaire survey and in-place measurement. Bone mineral density was detected using an ultrasound bone densitometer. The risk factors of osteoporosis and the constitutional types of Chinese medicine were analyzed. Results In 454 cases of middle-aged and elderly people, the incidence of osteoporosis was 24. 89% , in which 18. 91 % in males and 26. 63% in females. Statistical analysis showed that sex, age, and parental history of humpback were closely correlated with osteoporosis, with statistically significance. The population of constitution of Yin-yang harmony was in the majority among the normal population. The population of constitutions of Qi asthenia and Yang asthenia was in the majority in the low bone mass and osteoporosis people. Conclusion Osteoporosis is correlated with sex, age, and parental history in middle-aged and elderly people in Nanning region, and the incidence of osteoporosis is greater in the people of Qi asthenia and Yang asthenia. |