J Korean Geriatr Soc.  2002 Jun;6(2):130-139.

Prevalence of Osteoporosis and Related Factors in the Elderly Women Over 60 Years of Age

• Shin MH
• Shin HY
• Jung EK
• Rhee JA

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disorder. Osteoporosis has emerged as a leading public health problem with elderly persons and its detection is important for prevention and treatment of fracture. this population-based study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis in the elderly women.
METHODS
One hundred thirty eight women aged 60 years or older in rural area were investigated with questionnaires and measurements of height, weight. Bone mineral density(BMD) measurements of lumbar spine and femoral neck were made with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry(DEXA). The World Health Organization criteria for diagnosis of osteoporosis using the manufacturer's young adult population mean and our study young population mean have been applied. Our study's young adult population mean was derived using normal premenopausal 37 women aged 30~45 years.
RESULTS
The prevalence of osteoporosis was 45.7% for lumbar spine, 13.0% for femoral neck by the manufacture's young adult mean and 63.0% and 34.8% by our study young adult population mean, respectively. Weight and smoking were associated with lumbar spine BMD. Age was associated with femoral neck BMD.
CONCLUSION
Our data suggest that the prevalence of osteoporosis is dependant on reference population mean and measurement site.

Keyword

Osteoporosis; Risk factor; Prevalence; Elderly women

MeSH Terms

Aged*
Diagnosis
Female
Femur Neck
Humans
Osteoporosis*
Prevalence*
Public Health
Surveys and Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Smoke
Smoking
Spine
World Health Organization
Young Adult
Smoke