Analysis of bone density for ex-hansen patients in one national hansen hospital in Korea / 나학회지

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Most of those who have taken drugs for osteoporosis in Sorokdo hospital haven't got through any objective test for bone density to figure out the status of it. The purpose of this study is to get the baseline data for their bone densities using diagnostic instrument. METHOD: The subject was 258 ex-hansen patients who were available to take the bone densitometry. DXA machine was used on L1-L4 and femur neck analyzing the results according to WHO guideline for defining osteoporosis. RESULTS: The rate of male to female was 11.19 and their mean age was 74.6 years old. The bone density of femur neck was lower than vertebrae. For men, the prevalence of osteoporosis was 30% in 60s, 32.3% in 70s, 60% in 80s and older. For women, it was 35.5% in 60s, 59.7% in 70s, 74.3% in 80s and older. CONCLUSION: The baseline data of bone densities acquired from this study would be used as objective guideline for diagnosis of osteoporosis and evaluation of effectiveness of medication for it.