Prevalence of osteoporosis in Iran: A meta-analysis

Several studies have investigated the prevalence of osteoporosis among general population in several parts of Iran. However, the results have been inconsistent. This meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the overall prevalence of osteoporosis. International and national electronic databases were s...

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Published in:Journal of research in medical sciences 2013-09, Vol.18 (9), p.759-766
Main Authors: Irani, Amin Doosti, Poorolajal, Jalal, Khalilian, Alireza, Esmailnasab, Nader, Cheraghi, Zahra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
A Systematic Review
Iran
meta-analysis
osteopenia
osteoporosis
prevalence
systematic review
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Summary:Several studies have investigated the prevalence of osteoporosis among general population in several parts of Iran. However, the results have been inconsistent. This meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the overall prevalence of osteoporosis. International and national electronic databases were searched until April 2012, including Web of Knowledge, Medline, Scopus, Ovid, ScienceDirect, Science Information Database, IranMedex, MagIran, as well the relevant conference databases. The reference lists of included studies were screened as well. The cross-sectional studies addressing the prevalence of osteoporosis among Iranian general population were retrieved irrespective of age and sex. Bone mineral density (BMD) based on T-score was classified as follows: (a) normal (T-score ≥-1); (b) osteopenia (-2.5SD < T-score
ISSN:1735-1995
1735-7136