Introduction: Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder that reduces bone strength and ultimately increases the risk of fractures. The socioeconomic status is one of the important factors affecting health, and it is confirmed as a predictor of various diseases and deaths. This study aimed to determine the relationship between osteoporosis and socioeconomic status. Methods: This study was a case-cont...

Background: Osteoporosis is a common condition among the elderly population, and is associated with an increased risk of fracture. One of the most common fragility fractures involve the distal radius, and are associated with risk of subsequent fragility fracture. Early treatment with bisphosphonates has been suggested to decrease the population hip fracture burden. However, there have been no p...

dxl of calcaneus is a portable method for bmd. this study determined a cut off point for dxl in osteoporosis diagnosis. in 510 healthy postmenopausal women, bmd of axial regions with dxa (dpx-md, ge,lunar corp, madison, wi) and heel with dxl (demeteck- sweden), measured. the agreement of two methods and cut off point for dxl in defining osteoporosis, obtained. dxa found osteoporosis in 34.3% an...

background: one of the economic evaluation techniques involves calculation of willingness to pay (wtp) for a service to find out the value of that service from the clients’ perspective. this study estimated wtp for both breast cancer and osteoporosis screening and comparatively examined the contributing factors. in fact, the comparisons served to provide an exact analysis of individual attitude...

The incidence of osteoporosis, defined as decreased bone mass and altered microarchitecture of the bone, has inevitably increased in postmenopausal women. The subsequent morbidity arising from osteoporosis, which includes vertebral and/ or hip fractures, can lead to debilitating health outcomes and a considerable economic burden on the health care system. Therefore, recent attention, which incl...

abstract background: osteoporosis is a major public health threat, and hip fracture is a serious consequence of osteoporosis. apatient with an osteoporosis-related hip fracture has an increased risk for a second hip fracture. the effect of osteoporosis management on the risk of recurrent hip fracture was evaluated in this study. methods: 58 hip fracture patients older than 50yr and bmd < 2.5 we...

osteoporosis is a major public health problem in iran. bone densitometry is used to diagnose osteopenia and osteoporosis and if necessary, prevent bone fractures, especially that of femoral neck. bone density is related to several factors including race, age, sex, environmental factors and nutrition. no comprehensive study has been performed in iran, yet. among the 10 to 75 year-old population ...

Introduction: Osteoporosis is one of the most common aging disorders. Its prevalence varies according to lifestyle and dietary habits in various countries. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis in Tehranian women aged 40-60 years in 2000. Materials and Methods: In this study, 754 non-pregnant women were selected by cluster random sampling. Sociodemographic charac...