ArticleCaspian journal of internal medicine2012
Prevalence of osteoporosis and its association with serum vitamin D level in older people in Amirkola, North of Iran.
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- The global prevalence of osteoporosis in the world: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Pooled it
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- Vitamin D status, including serum levels and sun exposure are associated or correlated with bone mass measurements diagnosis, and bone density of the spine.BMC nutrition · 2023Article
- Prevalence of Osteoporosis and Osteopenia in People Over 60 Years in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.International journal of preventive medicine · 2022Review
- High-Intensity Physical Activity with High Serum Vitamin D Levels is Associated with a Low Prevalence of Osteopenia and Osteoporosis: A Population-Based Study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2021Article
- Prevalence of osteoporosis among the elderly population of Iran.Archives of osteoporosis · 2021Article
- The Effect of Kinesitherapy on Bone Mineral Density in Primary Osteoporosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Review
- Cohort Profile Update: The Amirkola Health and Ageing Project (AHAP).Caspian journal of internal medicine · 2017Article
- The Isfahan Comprehensive Elderly Study: Objectives, research design, methodology, and preliminary results.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2017Article
- Gender differences in the health status of elderly living alone compared to those who are not alone: Evidence of the AHAP study, North of Iran.Caspian journal of internal medicine · 2016Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Osteoporosis in Women Referring to the Bone Densitometry Academic Center in Urmia, Iran.Global journal of health science · 2015Article
- Hypovitaminosis D in the Middle East and North Africa: Prevalence, risk factors and impact on outcomes.Dermato-endocrinology · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundAgeing of population worldwide will be responsible for a major increase of the incidence of osteoporosis in elderly. For the individual, osteoporotic fractures result in great disability as well as loss of quality of life and also represent an enormous burden for healthcare systems. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis and its association with serum vitamin D level in elderly people in Amirkola, North of Iran.
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, 193 subjects aged 60 years old and over were assessed in Amirkola. Using a standard questionnaire, individual characteristics and densitometry (with DXA) results were collected and the data were analyzed with SPSS, chi square tests and linear regression.
resultsThe overall prevalence rate of osteoporosis was 32.1% in at least one measurement sites (28.5% in lumbar and 14.5% in femoral region), while 49.7% of elderly people suffering from decreased bone mass (osteopenia). Osteoporosis prevalence in women was 55.7% and this value in elderly men was 12.4%. Bone mineral density has negative association with age in femoral region (p<0.01, r-0.3), but no statistical relationships were seen between bone mineral density and serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D level in this study.
conclusionOur findings revealed higher prevalence of osteoporosis in elderly people especially in women compared to other studies in Iran, and also showed high prevalence rate of vitamin D deficiency. No relationships were found between serum vitamin D and bone density in this study.
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