Open AccessTürkiye’nin İki Farklı Bölgesindeki Osteoporozun Karşılaştırılması
Author(s) -
Umut Hatay Gölge,
Erkam Kömürcü,
Burak Kaymaz,
Ferdi Göksel,
Yunus Güzel,
Gürhan Adam,
Pırıl Erbay
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
türk osteoporoz dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108
H-Index - 5
ISSN - 2146-3816
DOI - 10.4274/tod.62681
Subject(s) - humanities , philosophy
Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of different climate and geographic conditions on bone mineral density.\udMaterials and Methods: The patients who had been examined with Dual X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) for the suspicion of osteoporosis\udin two different regions of Turkey were included in the study. Medical records of these 2457 patients were evaluated retrospectively. Age,\udgender, body mass index (BMI) and osteoporosis etiology of these patients were recorded.\udResults: Dual X-ray Absorptiometry measurements of the femoral neck and lomber vertebras of these patients were investigated. 927 of\udthe patients were found to be osteoporotic and 907 of the patients to be osteopenic. There was no difference between the groups in terms\udof age, gender and BMI. Lumbar vertebras (L1-4) and femoral neck T scores of the patients with similar age and gender in these 2 different\udregions were compared and the difference between the groups was found to be statistically significant (p<0.001).\udConclusion: The effect of geography and climate conditions on the bone quality is well known. In this respect regional strategies in the\udprevention and treatment of the osteoporosis may be judicious. (Turkish Journal of Osteoporosis 2014;20: 56-9