What is osteoporosis

  Osteoporosis is a systemic bone disease characterized by reduced bone mass and damage to the microstructure of bone tissue, resulting in increased bone fragility and reduced bone strength, which makes it prone to fractures.  Osteoporosis, also known as the “invisible disease”, is one of the top five diseases of the middle-aged and elderly because its early symptoms are not obvious until pain, deformity or the first “disease” – a fracture – is known. The prevalence of the disease among the elderly is extremely high, with 21% of women aged 50-60, 58% of those aged 60-70, and almost 100% of those aged 70-80. The incidence is higher in women than in men. Osteoporosis is seriously threatening the health of middle-aged and elderly people.