The prevalence and risk factors for osteoporosis among 18- to 49-year-old Turkish women. Issue 9 (21st October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pinar, Gul; Kaplan, Sena; Pinar, Tevfik; Akalin, Ayse; Abay, Halime; Akyol, Mesut; Sezer, Nebahat; Akkus, Selami; Sariyildiz, Salim; RN, Semra Dinc,
• Is Part Of: Women & health. Volume 57:Issue 9(2017)
• Page Start: 1080
• Page End: 1097
• Publication Date: 2017-10-21
• Subjects: Bone mineral density -- osteoporosis -- osteoporosis risk factors -- women; Women -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; Women -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Periodicals; Women's health services -- Periodicals; Gynecology -- Periodicals; Women in medicine -- Periodicals; 613.0424405
• DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2016.1243604
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-0242

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis and associated risk factors in Turkish women aged 18–49 years. A population-based, cross-sectional study was conducted between January and April 2014. The sample ( n = 1, 792) was comprised of women aged 18–49 years, who resided in Cubuk, Ankara, Turkey, and were selected by simple random sampling. The data were collected in face-to-face interviews using an Individual Information Form and an Osteoporosis Risk Estimation Scale. Bone mineral density was assessed using standard dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Multiple logistic regression and chi-square analyses were used for analyses. Most participants (80.1%) were at low risk of developing osteoporosis, while 6.9% were at medium to high risk of developing the disease. From bone mineral density levels, 33.3% were osteopenic; 4.0% were osteoporotic; 33.3% were osteopenic at the femoral neck; and 6.7% were osteoporotic at the lumbar vertebra L1−L4. Further, results of multiple logistic regression analyses showed that osteoporosis risk was significantly associated with smoking, having light skin, multiparity, and having a family history of osteoporosis ( p < .05). These results indicated that public health screening strategies for protecting women's bone health at earlier ages than previously thought might be beneficial.