scholarly journals Frequency of Osteopenia and its association with dietary factors among female population aged 18-60 years

Author(s):  
Sana Zahid ◽  
Asif Hanif ◽  
Tallat Anwar Faridi ◽  
Zahid Masood ◽  
Akash John

Osteopenia is regarded as a bone condition whereby its is observed that the Bone Mineral Density (BMD) is less than that of the mean value. however, it is not as low as Osteoporosis. Unfortunately Pakistan has become one of those countries which encounter the issues of Osteoporosis and Osteopenia among women which may or may not be influenced by dietary factors. Objectives: The objective of this study was to find the frequency of osteopenia among females and its relationship with dietary factors. Methods: It was an analytical and cross-sectional study. the research was carried out at Niaz Medicure Clinic in Faisalabad. The study was completed in 9 months from 18 October 2019 to 18 July 2020. Selection of the participants was based on Non probability purposive sampling. 323 females were taken for the study. The Bone Mineral Density was measured using Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS) machine. The factor dietary habits was taken into account for the study. Results: The results showed that about 56% of the females had Osteopenia. However, Dietary factors didn’t seem to influence BMD levels in this study (p<0.05). Conclusion: There was no association found between Osteopenia and Dietary factors including milk intake (p =0.603) and junk food (0.159).

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 432-437

Objective: To demonstrate the relationship between anemia and complete blood count (CBC) parameters with bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional chart-review study was conducted between November 2017 and June 2019. Three hundred twenty-four postmenopausal women aged 50 years or older who had BMD and CBC results were included in the present study. Results: The prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis diagnosed by T-score were 53.1% and 32.7%, respectively. Simple and multiple linear regression analyses showed that no association between CBC parameter with BMD except basophil count, which was negatively associated with BMD (p=0.011). There was no correlation between anemia and BMD status (p=0.168). Conclusion: CBC parameters such as hemoglobin or white blood cell count were not statistically correlated with BMD. This is the first study demonstrating that basophil count may be an associated factor for deceased BMD. Keywords: Postmenopausal women, Bone mineral density, Complete blood count, Basophil


2017 ◽  
Vol 135 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Ribeiro Agostinete ◽  
Igor Hideki Ito ◽  
Han Kemper ◽  
Carlos Marcelo Pastre ◽  
Mário Antônio Rodrigues-Júnior ◽  
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ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Peak height velocity (PHV) is an important maturational event during adolescence that affects skeleton size. The objective here was to compare bone variables in adolescents who practiced different types of sports, and to identify whether differences in bone variables attributed to sports practice were dependent on somatic maturation status. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study, São Paulo State University (UNESP). METHODS: The study was composed of 93 adolescents (12 to 16.5 years old), divided into three groups: no-sport group (n = 42), soccer/basketball group (n = 26) and swimming group (n = 25). Bone mineral density and content were measured using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and somatic maturation was estimated through using peak height velocity. Data on training load were provided by the coaches. RESULTS: Adolescents whose PHV occurred at an older age presented higher bone mineral density in their upper limbs (P = 0.018). After adjustments for confounders, such as somatic maturation, the swimmers presented lower values for bone mineral density in their lower limbs, spine and whole body. Only the bone mineral density in the upper limbs was similar between the groups. There was a negative relationship between whole-body bone mineral content and the weekly training hours (β: -1563.967; 95% confidence interval, CI: -2916.484 to -211.450). CONCLUSION: The differences in bone variables attributed to sport practice occurred independently of maturation, while high training load in situations of hypogravity seemed to be related to lower bone mass in swimmers.


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