OSTEOPOROSIS WITHIN A COHORT OF POSTMENOPAUSAL PAKISTANI WOMEN USING DUAL X-RAY BONE DENSITOMETRY

OBJECTIVE: To explore the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis within a cohort Pakistani postmenopausal women with respect to lumbar spine hip. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Shifa International Hospital Islamabad, Pakistan from September 2019 Feb 2020. Study comprised 237 females who visited outpatient department hospital. The T-scores Bone Mineral density (BMD) data collected arranged in three groups: normal, osteoporosis. Data analyzed distribution correlation analyses using R software version 3.6.3. RESULTS: Out females, majority were ranging age 61-70 years (n=110; 46.4%), followed by 51-60 group (n=60; 25.3%). Osteopenia noted 98 (41.4%) cases lumber hip area. Osteoporosis found 79 (33.3%) 59 (24.9%) region respectively. Mean T score -1.775±-2.000 median -1.469 for indicated highest proportion having sore -2 SD 25.3% each), -3 52 (21.9%) cases. mass negatively correlated (p≤0.01). However, no significant difference among BMD values region. CONCLUSION: Decreased bone common occurrence affecting there is increase degenerative loss increasing age. Hip are equally affected loss.