*MARATIB ALI, **LUBNA BAIG, ***ASIF QURESHI, *****WASIQ AHMED, *****BASHIR JAMAL, ****AAMIR RAZA

ABSTRACT

Objective:To assess the risk factors of osteoporosis.

Design: Descriptive study.

Place and duration of study: OPD of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, KMDC Basic health unit and Zubaida medical centre from August 2005 to November 2005.

Subjects and Methods: 231 persons of either sex were included in the study. Pattern of life style and dietary intake was studied using a questionnaire. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured using quantitative ultrasound. Weight in kg was recorded. Males below 60 years & females below 40 years of age were excluded from the study. Also persons with incomplete information were excluded from the study.

Results: Out of 231 persons, 179 were females and 52 were males. Mean weight in males was 67.40+12.8 kg and in females 64.04+13.1 kg. A significantly high proportion of persons (71.3%) living in joint families had osteopenia or osteoporosis (p<0.031), compared to persons in nuclear families (60.4%). There was no significant relationship between BMD & profession (p=0.563), sex (p=0.463), intake of calcium (p-=0.664), observing veil (p=0.789) & exposure to sunlight (p=0.356).

Conclusion: In our study, significantly higher percentage of persons living in joint families had osteopenia or osteoporosis. However, no statistically significant association was found between BMD & dietary intake pattern, early marriage, observing veil or exposure to sunlight in our study.

Key words: Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Bone mineral density.

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Prof. Dr. Farah Mansuri
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* Associate Professor, Ortho Unit II Civil Hospital, Karachi.
** Professor, Community Health Sciences, KMDC.
*** Asistant Professor, Ortho Unit II Abbasi Shaheed Hospital
****Postgraduate Trainee, Ortho Unit II Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
*****Medical Officer, Ortho Unit II Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.