Javed Iqbal, Tahir Bashir, Asif Mehmood, Tahira Liaqat, Shazia Shabnam, Mazhar Hussain.
Frequency of Low Bone Mineral Density in Local Population at Rahim Yar Khan.
Esculapio J Services Inst Med Sci Jan ;15(2):151-4.

Objective: To determine the frequency of low bone mass in different age group and sex of Pakistani population at Sheikh Zayed Medical college, Rahim Yar Khan. METHODS: This cross sectional comparative study was carried out at the Outpatient Department of Medicine Sheikh Zayed Medical college Rahim Yar Khan from January 2016 to December 2016. Patients from both genders belonging to Punjab, Sind and Balochistan were recruited for the study. Three thousand fifty two patients were included in the study. Brief history was taken and height and weight were recorded and BMI was calculated. Bone density was measured in all patients by DXA scan. Results: Out of 3052 patients, 37.1% belong to age less than 30 years and 47.9% long to age between 31 to 50 years and 15% were more than 50 year of age. Out of 3052 patients, 42.5% were male and 57.5% were female. Out of these patients 1809 (59.3%) had normal BMI while 1243 (40.7%) have abnormal BMI. out of these, 1142 patients (37.4%) had osteopenia, while 101 patients (3.3%) had osteoporosis. The lowest BMI values were observed in the age group more than 50 years, where 47.1% had normal BMI, 40.5% had osteopenia and 8.1% had osteoporosis. While in the age group between 31-50 year, 58.3% had normal BMI, 38.7% had osteopenia and 2.9% had osteoporosis. While in age group less than 30 years 65.4% patients had normal BMI, 32.7% had osteopenia and 1.9% had osteoporosis. Regarding sex, out of 1297 male patients 57.2% had normal BMI. 39.2% had osteopenia and 3.6% had osteoporosis. Out of 3052 patient 1755 were female. About 60.8% had normal BMI, while 36.1% had osteopenia and 3.1% had osteoporosis. Conclusion: The study showed high prevalence of low bone mass in Pakistani population in females as well as in males. This study showed that in comparison with female, male patients also need special attention to their bone health.

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