ArticleClinical interventions in aging2016
Effects of age, sex, and ethnicity on bone health status of the elderly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Assessment of osteoporosis knowledge and its determinants among tuberculosis patients in tertiary care hospital Malaysia: A prospective study.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2024Article
- Impact of osteosarcopenia on disability and mortality among Japanese older adults.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2023Article
- Screening and Diagnosing Osteoporosis Among Postmenopausal Women in Primary Care Settings in Malaysia: A Systematic Review.Maedica · 2022Article
- Fracture Risk Factor in Post-Menopausal Women with Deterioration of Bone Density.International journal of preventive medicine · 2022Article
- The Performance of a Calcaneal Quantitative Ultrasound Device, CM-200, in Stratifying Osteoporosis Risk among Malaysian Population Aged 40 Years and Above.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Determinants of Bone Health Status in a Multi-Ethnic Population in Klang Valley, Malaysia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- A Review on the Role of Denosumab in Fracture Prevention.Drug design, development and therapy · 2020Review
- Levels of Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices Regarding Osteoporosis and the Associations with Bone Mineral Density among Populations More Than 40 Years Old in Malaysia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Factors associated with bone mineral content in adults: a population-based study.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2019Article
- Factors Associated with Bone Health in Malaysian Middle-Aged and Elderly Women Assessed via Quantitative Ultrasound.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Agreement between calcaneal quantitative ultrasound and osteoporosis self-assessment tool for Asians in identifying individuals at risk of osteoporosis.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundOsteoporosis is a significant health problem in the developing countries and its prevalence data are important for the estimation of health care burden and policy making. This study aimed to determine the age-related changes in bone health and the prevalence of osteoporosis in males and females aged 50 years or above living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2014 and December 2015. Subjects answered a demographic questionnaire and underwent body anthropometric and bone health measurement. Assessment of bone health was performed using a quantitative ultrasound device that generated speed of sound, broadband ultrasound attenuation, stiffness index, and T-score based on stiffness index value as bone health indices.
resultsThe prevalence of osteoporosis was 10.6% in males and 8.0% in females. Significant age-related decline of bone health indices (speed of sound, broadband ultrasound attenuation, stiffness index, and T-score) and a concurrent increase in the prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia were observed in females (P<0.05) but not in males (P>0.05). Ethnic differences in bone health indices and prevalence of osteoporosis/osteopenia were not observed (P>0.05).
conclusionA significant proportion of males and females age 50 years or above have suboptimal bone health. Preventive measures such as early screening should be implemented to retard the progression of osteoporosis.
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