Osteoporosis Risk Prediction Among a Group of Postmenopausal Females: A Case-Control Study
A.Mowafy, M., M Kamel, L., T Hamed, S., A Mohamed, D., M Taha, Y. (2019). Osteoporosis Risk Prediction Among a Group of Postmenopausal Females: A Case-Control Study. EKB Journal Management System, 3(2), 65-82. doi: 10.21608/efmj.2019.70442
Maha A.Mowafy; Laila M Kamel; Soha T Hamed; Dalia A Mohamed; Yara M Taha. "Osteoporosis Risk Prediction Among a Group of Postmenopausal Females: A Case-Control Study". EKB Journal Management System, 3, 2, 2019, 65-82. doi: 10.21608/efmj.2019.70442
A.Mowafy, M., M Kamel, L., T Hamed, S., A Mohamed, D., M Taha, Y. (2019). 'Osteoporosis Risk Prediction Among a Group of Postmenopausal Females: A Case-Control Study', EKB Journal Management System, 3(2), pp. 65-82. doi: 10.21608/efmj.2019.70442
A.Mowafy, M., M Kamel, L., T Hamed, S., A Mohamed, D., M Taha, Y. Osteoporosis Risk Prediction Among a Group of Postmenopausal Females: A Case-Control Study. EKB Journal Management System, 2019; 3(2): 65-82. doi: 10.21608/efmj.2019.70442

Osteoporosis Risk Prediction Among a Group of Postmenopausal Females: A Case-Control Study

The Egyptian Family Medicine Journal
Article 7, Volume 3, Issue 2, February 2019, Page 65-82  XML PDF (587.05 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/efmj.2019.70442
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Authors
Maha A.Mowafy1; Laila M Kamel2; Soha T Hamed3; Dalia A Mohamed2; Yara M Taha1
1Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
2Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
3Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
Abstract
Background: Osteoporosis is often called the silent disease as the first symptom of osteoporosis is a fracture. In Egypt, 53.9% of postmenopausal women have osteopenia and 28.4% have osteoporosis. Failure to identify patients at risk for osteoporosis and fracture results in missed opportunities for prevention. Objectives: The study objectives were to assess the association between osteoporosis risk factors and severity of osteopenia/osteoporosis in postmenopausal females and to suggest a simple screening tool for prediction of osteopenia/osteoporosis in primary health care.
Methods:This is a case-control study. A sample size of 210 candidates was calculated using Epi-Info version 6. Purposive non-probability sampling technique was used for selection of the candidates. Interviewing questionnaire, Correlations and logistic regression analysis were used.
 
Results: The independent significant predictors for osteopenia/osteoporosis were: advanced age, inadequate physical exercise, inadequate indoor sun exposure, personal history of fragility fractures, improper pregnancy spacing, high parity, early menopause, low body-mass index and family history of osteoporosis. Conclusion: This study revealed a high prevalence of undiagnosed osteopenia and osteoporosis.It is recommended to use the above 9 risk factors as a simple cost-effective tool in Primary Health Care (PHC) for early prediction of abnormal bone mineral density (BMD). The majority of these factors can be modified for the early prevention.
  Maha A.Mowafy 1*, Laila M Kamel2 , Soha T Hamed 3  , Dalia A Mohamed 2, Yara M Taha 1
 
Keywords
Keywords: Menopause; Osteoporosis; Screening; Women
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