Aims: To assess the association of BMD (bone mineral density) with ethnicity and parity in females of Karachi, Pakistan. Study design: Cross Sectional. Place and duration of study: Department of Anatomy & Nuclear Medicine, Ziauddin Hospital, Clifton Campus, Karachi, Pakistan between March and August 2016. Methods: 200 females aged 40 years and above were included. Average age was 60.7 years (±10.52). BMD assessment was done on DXA scans. Participants were interviewed to obtain baseline demographic characteristics. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 was used to analyze data. Results: No significant association was found between BMD and the different ethnicities or parity in our study population. Conclusion: Bone mineral density is not affected by the number of pregnancies or ethnicity
Association of bone mineral density status with ethnicity and parity in females of Karachi / Sadiq, Madeeha; Lakhani, Mubina; KUMAR SIDHWANI, Santosh; NABEEL KHAN, Rosheena; Rasheed, Nabila; Hassan, Nuzhat. - In: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES. - ISSN 1996-7195. - 16:3(2022), pp. 45-47. [10.53350/pjmhs2216345]
Association of bone mineral density status with ethnicity and parity in females of Karachi
NABILA RASHEED;
2022
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Aims: To assess the association of BMD (bone mineral density) with ethnicity and parity in females of Karachi, Pakistan. Study design: Cross Sectional. Place and duration of study: Department of Anatomy & Nuclear Medicine, Ziauddin Hospital, Clifton Campus, Karachi, Pakistan between March and August 2016. Methods: 200 females aged 40 years and above were included. Average age was 60.7 years (±10.52). BMD assessment was done on DXA scans. Participants were interviewed to obtain baseline demographic characteristics. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 was used to analyze data. Results: No significant association was found between BMD and the different ethnicities or parity in our study population. Conclusion: Bone mineral density is not affected by the number of pregnancies or ethnicity| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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