OSTEOPOROSIS WITHIN A COHORT OF POSTMENOPAUSAL PAKISTANI WOMEN USING DUAL X-RAY BONE DENSITOMETRY

OSTEOPOROSIS WITHIN A COHORT OF POSTMENOPAUSAL PAKISTANI WOMEN USING DUAL X-RAY BONE DENSITOMETRY

OBJECTIVE: To explore the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis within a cohort of Pakistani postmenopausal women with respect to the lumbar spine and hip. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Shifa International Hospital Islamabad, Pakistan from September 2019 to Feb 2020. St...

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Main Authors: Alishbah Ziad, Madiha Saeed Wahla, Nimra Riaz, Salma Gul, Muhammad Mahad Umar Lodhi, Suraya Bano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Khyber Medical University 2021-12-01
Series:Khyber Medical University Journal
Subjects:
bone and bones
bone density
dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
dexa
tomography, x-ray computed
absorptiometry, photon
osteopenia
osteoporosis
osteoporosis, postmenopausal
t-score
bone mineral density
Online Access:https://www.kmuj.kmu.edu.pk/article/view/21685

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