ABSTRACT
Objective: To find out the frequency of osteopenia and osteoporosis and to evaluate their etiological factors in women
Study design: Cross sectional study
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Fatima Hospital Baqai Medical University, in October 2014
Methodology: Females visiting the outpatient department were randomly selected. These were offered bone mineral density [BMD] test and calcaneal ultrasound. Variables assessed were marital status, parity, lactation status, dietary habits, covering body / using hijab [veil], profession etc. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 15. Chi square test and Fisher Exact test were applied. Results were considered significant if p value was < 0.05
Results: One hundred and thirty two women were evaluated in the study. Mean age of woman was 34.27 + 9.04 year. Osteopenia was detected in 71 [53.8%] women while 20 [15.2%] were in the category of osteoporosis. Significant association was found between anemia and bone density while no significant association was found between working status of women and bone density. Lactation and veil also played important role in BMD scores
Conclusions: Osteopenia was common in pre-menopausal period. The frequency of osteoporosis was found to be less than osteopenia