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- Title
Comparative study of the results of heel ultrasound screening and DXA findings (lumbar spine and left hip) of postmenopausal women.
- Authors
Jaganjac, Amila; Avdic, Dijana; Katana, Bakir; Bojičić, Samir; Hadžiomerović, Amra Mačak; Trtak, Namik; Branković, Suada
- Abstract
Introduction: Osteoporosis is a silent and invisible disease of bone, great presence and is considered to suffer from osteoporosis at least 200 million women worldwide. The goal of this paper is to show average age of postmenopausal respondents, values of anthropometric parameters (weight, height, BMI), anamnestic data on clinical symptoms, fractures of women in menopause, analysis of heel ultrasound screening results, analysis of lumbar spine DXA results, analysis of left hip DXA results. Methods: In retrospective study 61 respondents were involved, 33 to 79 years old, treated in u Center for Physical Medicine and Acupuncture "AD" in Sarajevo during the period from 01.01.2008 till 31.12.2009. All date are shown numerically and percentage account with calculation of mean value, expressed in the form of tables and charts. Results: Finding of heel ultrosound screening compared to T values of postmenopausal respondents indicates on osteoporosis in case of 17 (27,87%), in case of 44 (72,13%) respondents osteopenia, while normal values were not found. T value with lumbar spine DXA method in postmenopausal female respondents correspond to 43 (70,5%) respondents, in 15 respondents (24,6%) fi nding corresponded to osteopenia, while 3 respondents (4,9%) had physiological fi nding. Left hip DXA fi nding shows 36 (59%) respondents corresponded osteoporosis, 19 (31,2%) respondents corresponded osteopenia, while physiological fi nding was found in 6 respondents (9,8%). T value of lumbar spine DXA fi nding was - 2,71 ± 1,16; DXA fi nding of left hip -2,35 ± 1,36; heel ultrasound screening -2,19 ± 0,54. Conclusion: Research results indicate that DXA fi nding in relation to the heel ultrasound screening confi rms gold standard in diagnosing osteoporosis.
- Subjects
OSTEOPOROSIS in women; DISEASES in women; WOMEN'S health; DUAL-energy X-ray absorptiometry; BODY mass index
- Publication
Journal of Health Sciences, 2012, Vol 2, Issue 1, p29
- ISSN
2232-7576
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17532/jhsci.2012.60