Bone Mineral Density and Its Associated Factors in Vietnamese Women over 40 Year Old at Cantho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital

EasyChair Preprint 13164

Abstract

Background: Low measured bone mineral density (BMD) in clinical settings is known as an indirect indicator of osteoporosis and fracture risk.

Objective: To evaluate the mean BMD at the lumbar spine and femoral neck and the correlation between BMD and some associated factors in women aged over 40 years.

Materials and Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted. The study group included 168 healthy women aged over 40 years having annual health surveillance. BMD was measured at both lumbar spine and femoral neck using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) from 12/2022 to 9/2023.

Results: The results recorded that the mean BMD at the lumbar spine and femoral neck were 0.92±0.2g/cm² and 0.84±0.15g/cm², respectively. BMD at the lumbar spine and femoral neck had significant positive correlation with height (r=0.353, p<0.001; r=0.394, p<0.001), weight (r=0.435, p<0.001; r=0.414, p<0.001), BMI (r=0.33, p<0.001; r=0.284, p<0.001) while having significant negative correlation with age (r=-0.609, p<0.00; r=-0.561; p<0.001), time elapsed since menopause-TESM (r=-0.495, p<0.001; r=-0.523; p<0.001), and number of giving birth (r=-0.381, p<0.001; r=-0.268, p<0.001).

Conclusion: The mean BMD at lumbar spine and femoral neck which had the significant correlation with age, TESM, number of giving birth, height, weight and BMI were rather high.

Keyphrases: BMD, DEXA, Osteoporosis, Vietnam, Women

@booklet{EasyChair:13164,
  author    = {Hai Sam Nguyen Phan and Thanh Tam Tran Thai and Anh Tho Pham Kieu},
  title     = {Bone Mineral Density and Its Associated Factors in Vietnamese Women over 40 Year Old at Cantho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 13164},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2024}}