Cross sectional study of osteoporosis among women

Abstract

OsteoporosisCalcaneal QUS BMD a b s t r a c t Osteoporosis is a major public health problem, associated with substantial morbidity and socio-economic burden. An early detection can help in reducing the fracture rates and overall socio-economic burden. The present study was carried out to screen the bone status (osteopenia and osteoporosis) above the age of 35 yrs in the women. A community based cross sectional study was carried out in 158 women by calculating WHO T-scores utilizing calcaneal QUS as diagnostic tool. The prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia was found to be 13.3% AE 5.29% and 48.1% AE 7.79% respectively. Statistical association of prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis was found to be significant with age group; gravida status; attainment of menopause; body weight and physically active status of the women. The statistical association was not significant in relation to the rank status of their husband, as well as dietary pattern of the women but still it has to be substantiated by conducting larger community based trials in future.The present study found that there was statistically significant relationship between age group and the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis. There was a negative correlation between age of the women and BMD. Besides age, gravida status and menopausal status have negative correlation with BMD while positive correlation with physically active lifestyle. The results were found to be non-significant in relation to rank status of husband and dietary pattern.ª 2012, Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS). All rights reserved.

Body weight, BMI, and stature have a protective effect on bone mineral density in women with postmenopausal vertebral osteoporosis, whereas greater age at menarche and years after menopause have a negative effect

“…This underlines that, with age and the increasing Anthropometric and reproductive influences on BMD number of years after menopause, there is a decrease in BMD, and that, as the age of occurrence of menarche is higher, the BMD is less. Our results are similar to those obtained in other studies showing a negative correlation between BMD and age [21], and between BMD and menopausal status [20]. For simple regressions using body weight and BMI as independent variables, the correlation coefficients were positive, indicating that an increase in weight, and BMI, leads to an increase in spinal BMD.…”

Status of vitamin D, paratharmone and serum calcium levels in perimenopausal women and their mutual correlation

“…21 On the contrary most of the studies have indicated lower BMD and as such lower calcium levels in peri-and post-menopausal women and incidence of lower BMD to be increasing with age, thus indicating that though calcium levels are affected by menopausal status and age, vitamin D levels remain unaltered and unaffected by these changes for a long period even after menopause. [23][24][25] The findings in present study are thus radical and show that during perimenopausal phase itself, the usual Calcium-Vitamin D Parathyroid hormone endocrine axis is vitiated which might be the reason for decay in bone mineral density leading to increase in prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis.…”

A Study to Reveal the Effect of Different Factors on Peak Bone Mass

“…Table 2: Age wise average t-score of athletes DISCUSSION: It is imperative from the data that young, physically non-active Indian adults, fail to develop adequate bone mass in the golden years of bone mass development. 10 However, physically active young ones achieve bone mass higher than their Caucasian counterparts, 11 explaining that genetic predisposition does not seem to inhibit the accrual of higher bone mass. 3 Simultaneously, low per capita income and its consequences on socioeconomic status, 12.13 may be acting through lack of general health awareness, affect the bone health negatively.…”