Prevalence of osteoporosis and associated risk factors among postmenopausal women: A cross-sectional study from Northern India

Context: Prevalence statistics of postmenopausal osteoporosis and knowledge regarding its independent predictors are lacking, especially in India, where every third woman and every eighth man is suffering from it. Aim: This study aims to investigate the prevalence of osteoporosis and associated risk...

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Published in:Journal of mid-life health 2022-07, Vol.13 (3), p.206-212
Main Authors: Imran, Mohammad, Singh, Abhishek, Bhardwaj, Anu, Agrawal, Deepika
Format: Article
Language:English
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bone mineral density
fracture
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osteoporosis
postmenopausal
z-score
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Summary:Context: Prevalence statistics of postmenopausal osteoporosis and knowledge regarding its independent predictors are lacking, especially in India, where every third woman and every eighth man is suffering from it. Aim: This study aims to investigate the prevalence of osteoporosis and associated risk factors among postmenopausal women. Study Settings and Design: This was a hospital-based prospective cross-sectional study. Methods: This study was carried out among postmenopausal women, who attended orthopaedics outpatient department from August 2020 to July 2021 and 587 women ranging in age between 50 and 80 years who had confirmed menopause were enrolled for the study. Finally, 539 women were recommended for bone mineral density testing, using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Statistical Analysis: To analyze the differences between the groups, a Chi-square and Student's t-test were used for the categorical and continuous variables, respectively. P < 0.05 was considered to show significant associations. Results: In our study, 54.7% of subjects belonged to
ISSN:0976-7800
0976-7819
DOI:10.4103/jmh.jmh_114_22