The role of lipoproteins in the bone metabolism in postmenopausal women against the background of obesity
The aim of this article was to study the effect of lipoproteins on bone mass in postmenopausal women against the background of obesity. The study included 165 women, who were postmenopausal. The 1st group included 87 women with abdominal obesity, the 2nd group - 78 women without obesity. In group 1 24 (27.8%) patients had normal values of bone mineral density, the osteopenia was defined in 48 (55.4%) patients and osteoporosis was defined in 15 (16.8%) patients. 2 It was noted that in the second group 22 (28.4%) patients had normal values of bone mineral density, 37 (47.7%) had osteopenia and 19 (23.9%) had osteoporosis. It can be assumed that the atherogenic changes in the lipid profile may be one of the risk factors in the formation of osteopenic syndrome in postmenopausal women against the background of obesity.