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Prevalence of osteoporosis, osteopenia and their related factors in post-menopausal women referring to Kurdistan densitometry center
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Siamak Derakhshan   1, Reza Salehi , Naser Reshadmanesh |
| 1- , Siamakderakhshan@yahoo.com |
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Abstract: (17565 Views) |
| Background and Aim: Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease. This study deals with prevalence of osteoporosis, osteopenia and their related factors in post-menopausal women who had referred to Kurdistan densitometry center in Sanandaj.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytic study included 305 post-menopausal women without previous history of osteoporosis who had referred for densitometry to Kurdistan densitometry center from 1382 to 1383. Sampling method was census. Patients with secondary osteoporosis were excluded. Data were extracted from a questionnaires filled out by the subjects. Bone mineral densities of femoral neck and second to fourth lumbar vertebrae were measured by DXA method. The results were expressed on the basis of T-score. Osteoporosis and osteopenia were defined as T<-2.5 and -2.5
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| Keywords: Menopause, Osteoporosis, Osteopenia, Bone density, Densitometry |
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Received: 2009/05/13 | Published: 2006/09/15
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