Farooq Mamji, Jahan Ara Hasan, Shakeel Sabri.
Risk factors for osteoporosis in post-menopausal women with hip fractures.
J Surg Pak Jan ;15(2):82-6.

Objective To identify modifiable risk factors in post-menopausal women who underwent hip fracture surgery due to osteoporotic hip fractures. Study design Cross sectional study. Place & Duration of study Mamji Hospital Karachi, from January 2008 – December 2009. Methodology During the study period all post-menopausal women diagnosed as having hip fractures and underwent hip fractures surgery were evaluated for presence of risk factors for osteoporosis using a questionnaire. Results One hundred and three women were included in the study. Mean age was 64.69 years and average duration of menopause was 9.92 years. The main significant risk factors found were early menopause, longer duration of menopause, low BMI, poor socioeconomic conditions, multiparity, smoking, illiteracy, lack of calcium supplements, injudicious use of steroids and poor visual acuity. Conclusions Advancing age, longer duration of menopause, multi parity, low BMI, poor socioeconomic conditions were found to be significant risk factors in women presenting with hip factures.

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