Retrospective randomized research of frequency of osteoporosis, its risk factors and prevalence of bone fractures in people of Volgograd region

Retrospective analysis of randomized cohort of 6120 subjects (inhabitants of the Volgograd region) was carried out with the aim to study the incidence of osteoporosis, osteoporosis risk factors and fractures over the period 1998-2007. The influences of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis on osteoporosis were investigated. The method of osteoporosis forecasting was developed with discriminant analysis.