Osteoporosis in active working women
<strong>Introduction:</strong> Osteoporosis is a progressive metabolic bone disease characterized by reduction of mineral density of bone, which leads to reduction of bone firmness, increased fragility and increased risk of bone<br />fractures. The aims of this study were to determ...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Sarajevo
2012-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Health Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://jhsci.ba/OJS/index.php/jhsci/article/view/61 |
| Summary: | <strong>Introduction:</strong> Osteoporosis is a progressive metabolic bone disease characterized by reduction of mineral density of bone, which leads to reduction of bone firmness, increased fragility and increased risk of bone<br />fractures. The aims of this study were to determine the age structure and average values of BMI in female patients with a diagnosis of osteoporosis and osteopenia, to determine the value of T-score before and after<br />therapy, and to show a correlation of frequency of fractures in relation to already given diagnosed and the presence of menopause.<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: A retrospective study was conducted on 50 female respondents with diagnosis of osteoporosis and osteopenia. Included female respondents underwent densitometry or ultrasound screening method of<br />heels in which high degree of osteopenia and osteoporosis is detected.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> The average age of the female respondents included in this study was 48.06 ± 11.97 years and all the respondents were in the category of women with normal body weight. There is a difference in the values of T-score of respondents with osteoporosis compared to osteopenia. Value of T-score decreases in relation to increase of number of years, so the older female respondents had lower values of T-score.<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The incidence of osteoporosis and osteopenia was higher among active working female respondents in menopause. Respondents with osteoporosis had lower values of T-score, physical and medicament<br />therapy in combination led to improvement of T-score. Female respondents with a low value of T-score, with diagnosis of osteoporosis and in menopause, mostly had bone fractures. |
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| ISSN: | 2232-7576 1986-8049 |