Title: Osteoporosis and Risk of Fracture amongst Women with Different Ethnicity: An Institutional Based Study
Authors: Vijay Kumar Meena, Gunvanti Meena
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i8.37
Abstract
Background: Osteoporotic fractures are one of the major health burden imposed on significant world’s population these days. Outcome of such fracture cases is very deleterious, often resulting in significant loss of quality of life. In the field of osteoporosis, special attention has been paid in the recent past in relation to the factors that affect the bone strength. Hence; we planned the present study to assess the prevalence of low bone mineral density (BMD) and its association with fracture incidence among postmenopausal women from different ethnic groups.
Materials & Methods: The present research included assessment of prevalence of low bone mineral density (BMD) and its association with fracture incidence among postmenopausal women from different ethnic groups. A pre-framed set of questionnaire was given to all the subjects in the starting of the study. A total of 100 subjects were included in the present study. Among these 100 subjects, 50 subjects were of white ethnic origin and remaining 50 subjects were of Asian ethnic origin. Complete details amount the demographic data and risk factors was obtained in all the subjects from the self-administered questionnaire. Single X-ray absorptiometry was used for assessment of bone mineral density (BMD) in all the subjects. All the results were recorded and analyzed by SPSS software.
Results: Significant results were obtained while comparing the BMI distribution of subjects in between the two study groups. Significant difference was obtained while comparing the history of fracture since 45 in between the two study groups. Relative risk of fracture in White ethnic subjects was 0.96 (95% CI), while in the Asian subjects, the relative risk was found to be 0.58 (95% CI).
Conclusion: In between the different ethnic groups, there is significant difference in relation to the incidence of low BMD and the risk of fracture at any given BMD.
Keywords: Ethnicity, Osteoporosis, Women.
