Excerpt from abstract to be presented in Dubai:
RESULTS OF A PUBLIC SCREENING PROGRAM FOR LOW BONE MASS
Osteoporosis is an important public Health problem in the UAE with estimates stating that 70% of post-menopausal women suffer from low bone mass (ref). However there is a lack of data on the prevalence of low bone mass among the populations of the Middle East.
Aim: of our study was to estimate the prevalence for osteoporosis and lifestyle factors, which may contribute to this problem in the Middle East, particularly in the UAE.
, and fracture history.
Results:
A total of 1825 subjects were screened, with 996 (54.6%) females. Average age was 40.2±10.7 years (29.0% above the age of 45 years), 219 (26.8%) of the males and 294 (30.3%) of females were over the age of 45. More than a quarter of the subjects had osteopenia (24.0%) or osteoporosis (2.5 %).
The risk of low bone mass was not increased by any of the life style factors except for menopause. Even among post-menopausal women lack of calcium and exercise did not influence their risk.
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where can we get the entire analysis ?
Thanks a lot
Rania
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