J Korean Acad Fam Med.  2001 Feb;22(2):171-177.

Bone mineral density of women in namwon: comparison by age, pre and postmenopausal status and body weight

• Kim HK
• Bae KM
• Lim H
• Oh CY

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Osteoporosis has been a rising problem as growth of older age population inereased caused by elongation of life. The purpose of this research was to find out about the mean values and differences of BMD by age, relationships between body weight and bone mineral density (BMD) and differences of BMD between pre and post menopausal status based on data of lumbar spines and left hip joint performed by dual energy X ray absorptiometry(DEXA).
METHODS
We evaluated 502 female patients who visited Namwon Medical Center from Jan. 1998 to Dec. 1999. The bone mineral density (gm/cm) of lumbar spines (L2, L4) and left hip joint were evaluated by DEXA machine.
RESULTS
The BMD of lumbar spines was highest at fourth decades, rapidly declined at fifth to sixth decades and slowly declined at eighth decades. The density of left hip joint was highest at fourth decades, but progressively declined to eighth decades. The relationship between body weight and BMD showed positive correlation (p<0.05). The BMD of pre & postmenauposal women showed significant difference (p<0.001).
CONCLUSION
The BMD of Korean women is rapidly declining after menopause. Thas enthusiastic treatment of osteoporosis is needed at this period.

Keyword

osteoporosis; bone Mineral density(BMD); dual energy X-ray; absorptiometry(DEXA); body weight; menopause

MeSH Terms

Body Weight*
Bone Density*
Female
Hip Joint
Humans
Jeollabuk-do*
Menopause
Osteoporosis
Spine