| خلاصه مقاله | Background and Aim: Postmenopausal osteoporosis has emerged as a global phe-
nomenon, exerting a significant impact on the quality of life of women. The aim of this
study was to assess relationship between individual-social characteristics and body com-
position indicators with quality of life in women with osteoporosis.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was carried out on 109 post-
menopausal women aged 50-65 years in Tabriz health centers from Sep 2018 to Jul
2019. Informed consent was obtained from all the patients and the questionnaires of de-
mographic-social characteristics, obstetric and medical characteristics, and quality of life
questionnaire (MENQOL) were completed. Data was analyzed using various statistical
methods i.e., Pearson correlation, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, one-way ANOVA, indepen-
dent t-test, Spearman test, and linear regression.
Results: The mean (SD) age of the patients was 58.13 ± 3.74 years. The mean (SD) age of
menopause was 9.2 ± 5.2 years. The analysis of relationship between individual-social char-
acteristics and quality of life score revealed a significant difference between income level and
quality of life score (p-value = 0.007). But no significant difference was found in terms of age
groups (p-value = 0.950), marital status, education level, occupation, housing status, smoking
status, exposure to sunlight, supplementation, exercise, and history of fractures in close rela-
tives (p-value> 0.05). Moreover, there was no significant relationship between quality of life
of women in the study with body composition indicators (P-value> 0.05).
Conclusion: The findings revealed that the quality of life of postmenopausal women
with osteoporosis may not be influenced by individual-social characteristics and body
composition indicators. |