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Osteoporosis Risk Prediction Among a Group of Postmenopausal Females: A Case-Control Study

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Background: Osteoporosis is often called the silent disease as the first symptom of osteoporosis is a fracture. In Egypt, 53.9% of postmenopausal women have osteopenia and 28.4% have osteoporosis. Failure to identify patients at risk for osteoporosis and fracture results in missed opportunities for prevention. Objectives: The study objectives were to assess the association between osteoporosis risk factors and severity of osteopenia/osteoporosis in postmenopausal females and to suggest a simple screening tool for prediction of osteopenia/osteoporosis in primary health care.
Methods:This is a case-control study. A sample size of 210 candidates was calculated using Epi-Info version 6. Purposive non-probability sampling technique was used for selection of the candidates. Interviewing questionnaire, Correlations and logistic regression analysis were used.
 
Results: The independent significant predictors for osteopenia/osteoporosis were: advanced age, inadequate physical exercise, inadequate indoor sun exposure, personal history of fragility fractures, improper pregnancy spacing, high parity, early menopause, low body-mass index and family history of osteoporosis. Conclusion: This study revealed a high prevalence of undiagnosed osteopenia and osteoporosis.It is recommended to use the above 9 risk factors as a simple cost-effective tool in Primary Health Care (PHC) for early prediction of abnormal bone mineral density (BMD). The majority of these factors can be modified for the early prevention.
  Maha A.Mowafy 1*, Laila M Kamel2 , Soha T Hamed 3  , Dalia A Mohamed 2, Yara M Taha 1
 

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10.21608/efmj.2019.70442

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Keywords: Menopause, Osteoporosis, Screening, Women

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Maha

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A.Mowafy

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Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

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mahamowafy@kasralainy.edu.eg

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Laila

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M Kamel

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Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

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Soha

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T Hamed

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Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

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Dalia

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A Mohamed

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Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

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Yara

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M Taha

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Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

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3

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2

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10738

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2019-02-01

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2019-02-08

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2019-02-01

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65

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82

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2356-9581

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2356-959X

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EFMJ_Volume 3_Issue 2_Pages 65-82.pdf

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The Egyptian Family Medicine Journal

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Osteoporosis Risk Prediction Among a Group of Postmenopausal Females: A Case-Control Study

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22 Jan 2023