Asymptomatic morphometric vertebral fractures and its associated factors: A cross-sectional study among adults in a selected urban area in Selangor, Malaysia.
<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to determine the prevalence of vertebral fractures (VF) in a selected urban population in Malaysia and to explore possible variables associated with VF in the study population.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study involving community-livin...
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| author | Swan Sim Yeap Subashini C Thambiah Subapriya Suppiah Salmiah Md-Said Geeta Appannah Intan Nureslyna Samsudin Nurunnaim Zainuddin Siti Yazmin Zahari-Sham Fen Lee Hew |
| author_facet | Swan Sim Yeap Subashini C Thambiah Subapriya Suppiah Salmiah Md-Said Geeta Appannah Intan Nureslyna Samsudin Nurunnaim Zainuddin Siti Yazmin Zahari-Sham Fen Lee Hew |
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| description | <h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to determine the prevalence of vertebral fractures (VF) in a selected urban population in Malaysia and to explore possible variables associated with VF in the study population.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study involving community-living, healthy subjects aged between 45-90 years from the state of Selangor, Malaysia, were invited to attend a bone health check-up. Subjects with diseases known to affect bone metabolism or were on treatment for osteoporosis (OP) were excluded. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Lateral and antero-posterior view lumbar spine x-rays were performed and VF was determined by the semi-quantitative Genant method.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 386 subjects were studied. Asymptomatic morphometric VF were found in 44 (11.4%) subjects. T12 was the most common vertebrae to be fractured. The prevalence of VF was significantly higher in menopausal women (12.4%) compared to non-menopausal women, in those above the age of 60 (18.5%), in those of Chinese ethnicity (16.5%), in those with a low body fat percentage (17.1%) and among those with OP (27.0%). The mean (standard deviation) 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels were significantly higher in those with VF compared to those without VF, 67.64 (23.50) and 57.47 (21.71) nmol/L, respectively. However, after multiple regression analysis, age over 60 years and OP on DXA BMD measurement were the only significant associated factors for VF.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Overall, 11.4% of a selected Malaysian urban population had asymptomatic morphometric VF. Age over 60 years and OP on DXA BMD measurement, but not 25(OH)D levels, were associated with VF. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-204db8c1528d474daa5c1b105c3fb53f2022-12-21T22:58:53ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-01167e025506910.1371/journal.pone.0255069Asymptomatic morphometric vertebral fractures and its associated factors: A cross-sectional study among adults in a selected urban area in Selangor, Malaysia.Swan Sim YeapSubashini C ThambiahSubapriya SuppiahSalmiah Md-SaidGeeta AppannahIntan Nureslyna SamsudinNurunnaim ZainuddinSiti Yazmin Zahari-ShamFen Lee Hew<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to determine the prevalence of vertebral fractures (VF) in a selected urban population in Malaysia and to explore possible variables associated with VF in the study population.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study involving community-living, healthy subjects aged between 45-90 years from the state of Selangor, Malaysia, were invited to attend a bone health check-up. Subjects with diseases known to affect bone metabolism or were on treatment for osteoporosis (OP) were excluded. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Lateral and antero-posterior view lumbar spine x-rays were performed and VF was determined by the semi-quantitative Genant method.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 386 subjects were studied. Asymptomatic morphometric VF were found in 44 (11.4%) subjects. T12 was the most common vertebrae to be fractured. The prevalence of VF was significantly higher in menopausal women (12.4%) compared to non-menopausal women, in those above the age of 60 (18.5%), in those of Chinese ethnicity (16.5%), in those with a low body fat percentage (17.1%) and among those with OP (27.0%). The mean (standard deviation) 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels were significantly higher in those with VF compared to those without VF, 67.64 (23.50) and 57.47 (21.71) nmol/L, respectively. However, after multiple regression analysis, age over 60 years and OP on DXA BMD measurement were the only significant associated factors for VF.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Overall, 11.4% of a selected Malaysian urban population had asymptomatic morphometric VF. Age over 60 years and OP on DXA BMD measurement, but not 25(OH)D levels, were associated with VF.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255069 |
| spellingShingle | Swan Sim Yeap Subashini C Thambiah Subapriya Suppiah Salmiah Md-Said Geeta Appannah Intan Nureslyna Samsudin Nurunnaim Zainuddin Siti Yazmin Zahari-Sham Fen Lee Hew Asymptomatic morphometric vertebral fractures and its associated factors: A cross-sectional study among adults in a selected urban area in Selangor, Malaysia. PLoS ONE |
| title | Asymptomatic morphometric vertebral fractures and its associated factors: A cross-sectional study among adults in a selected urban area in Selangor, Malaysia. |
| title_full | Asymptomatic morphometric vertebral fractures and its associated factors: A cross-sectional study among adults in a selected urban area in Selangor, Malaysia. |
| title_fullStr | Asymptomatic morphometric vertebral fractures and its associated factors: A cross-sectional study among adults in a selected urban area in Selangor, Malaysia. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Asymptomatic morphometric vertebral fractures and its associated factors: A cross-sectional study among adults in a selected urban area in Selangor, Malaysia. |
| title_short | Asymptomatic morphometric vertebral fractures and its associated factors: A cross-sectional study among adults in a selected urban area in Selangor, Malaysia. |
| title_sort | asymptomatic morphometric vertebral fractures and its associated factors a cross sectional study among adults in a selected urban area in selangor malaysia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255069 |
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