| خلاصه مقاله | Background and Aim: Osteoporosis is a silent epidemic due to its prevalence worldwide and increasing number oB patients. the present study was conducted to determine
the relationship between body composition and bone density in postmenopausal women
with osteoporosis.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 109postmenopausal women aged 50-65years by simple random sampling in Tabriz health
centers Brom Sept. 2018 to July 2019. Bone density was assessed by dual energy X-ray
absorbometry. The questionnaires oB demographic-social characteristics, obstetric and
medical characteristics were completed. Data were analyzed by SPSS soBtware version
24 and descriptive statistical methods: Pearson correlation test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test,
one-way ANOVA, independent t-test, Spearman test and linear regression.
Results: The mean (SD) age oB the patients was 58.13±3.74 years. The mean (SD) oB
menopause duration was 9.2±5.2 years. The mean bone mass density in the Bemoral
neck was signi\cantly higher in married people than in single people (p=0.026). There
was a signi\cant negative relationship between the number oB pregnancies and the bone
mass density oB the Bemoral neck (p=0.038). There was a signi\cant positive relationship between Bemoral neck bone density and body weight (p<0.001), body Bat percentage (p= 0.018), body Bat mass (p=0.001), visceral Bat mass (p=0.002), mineral content
(p=0.001), total body water content (p=0.049) and body mass index (p=0.004).
Conclusion: Increasing body composition indices were positively associated with higher
bone density in the Bemoral neck. Thus, it may be imperative to consider lower body composition as a potential risk Bactor Bor osteoporosis in the care oB these individuals.
Keywords: Primary osteoporosis, body composition, bone density |