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KMID : 1007020060040010041
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Korean Soceity of Osteroporosis
2006 Volume.4 No. 1 p.41 ~ p.48
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Estimated Prevalence of Osteoporosis in Ansan, Korea
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Jung So-Eun
Yoon Young-Sun
Park Sung-Hoon
Kim Tak
Hur Jun-Young
Lee Kyu-Wan
Kim Sun-Haeng
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Abstract
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Objectives: Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease characterized by low bone mass and micro- architectural deterioration of bone tissue. It is a major public health problem because of its association with age-related fractures. We investigated the prevalence of osteoporosis in Ansan, Korea.
Methods: The prevalence of osteoporosis was evaluated for the 3 years from 1999 to 2001 on the basis of the Ansan Health Clinic(in Korea university hospital) database. Data from 156 men(44.9%) and 191 women(55.1%) were evaluated. In this study, osteoporosis means a value for lumbar or femur BMD, tested by DEXA, that is more than 2.5 S.D. below the young adult mean value. It is follow the WHO’s rules.
Results: The results showed a trend toward increasing proportions of osteoporosis & osteopenia with age, more predominantly in the male population. The averaged prevalence of osteoporosis & osteopenia, between 1999 and 2001, in those aged 40∼59 years was 41.7% for men and 28.8% for women. These estimates were higher than those reported elsewhere.
Conclusion: Findings of the present study showed that in the elderly population in Ansan, Korea, osteoporosis & osteopenia is more popular in male than in women. This suggests that much attention should be paid to male osteoporosis and more consistent osteodensitometric examinations should be performed in male.
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KEYWORD
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Osteoporosis prevalence, Ansan, korea
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