RESUMEN
Objective: The aim of our study was to find out the prevalence of osteoporotic changes in relation to age and sex in the rural population of Muzaffarnagar district. Study design: A hospital-based random survey was conducted by the department of orthopaedics – outreach activities in a rural area of distt. Muzaffarnagar (U.P.). This study was conducted during a period of 10 months from October 2010 to July 2011. A total number of 510 subjects including both males (260) and females (250) in the age group 20 - 80 years were selected randomly for the study. These subjects were divided into two groups according to age and sex (20 - 49 years and above 50 years), and were screened for BMD by bone densitiometer and their T scores were calculated. Methodology: The participants underwent BMD measurements by achilles ultrasound bone densitiometer. The result of BMD were analysed on the basis of T scores and were re-presented in the form of table and graph. Result: Out of the 260 males included in the study, 170 males were in age group (20 - 49 years) and 90 males were (above 50 years). In the age group (20 - 49 years), 66 males (38.8%) had a low BMD which was in the range of osteopenia, and 8 (4.7%) had osteoporosis and 96 (56.4%) had normal BMD values. In males above 50 years of age, 60 (66.8%) had osteopenia, 10 (11.1%) had osteoporosis and 20 (22.2%) had normal BMD values. Out of the 250 females included in the study, 192 females were in the age group 20 - 49 years, and 58 females were above 50 years of age. In the age group 20 - 49 years, 96 females (50%) had low BMD which was in the range of osteopenia, 16 (8.3%) had osteoporosis, and 80 (41.6%) had normal BMD. In females above 50 years of age, 34 (58.6%) had osteopenia, 14 (24.1%) had osteoporosis, and 10 (17.2%) had normal BMD.