This study involved 89 postpartum and 97 nonpregnant women aged 20 to 35 years. The results of the genetic test were compared to bone mineral density (BMD) values. The lowest values of BMD were detected in the puerperas with the BB genotype of the BsmI gene, the tt genotype of the TaqI gene, the aa genotype of the ApaI gene, and the ff genotype of the FokI gene. In all the examined sections of the skeleton, with the combination of the four unfavorable genes, BMD values were the lowest.
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