ea0035p71 | Bone and Osteoporosis | ECE2014
Aghaei Mehrdad
, Bazrafshan Hamidreza
, Qorbani Mostafa
, Shojaa Mahdieh
, Dashti Hossien Shadpour
, Sarmadi Payam
, Safari Roya
Introduction: Osteoporosis is a multifactorial skeletal disease that is characterized by reduced bone mineral density (BMD). BMD values depend on several factors such as age, sex and age at menopause. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and changes in BMD in Iranian patients.Methods: Three hundred patients were selected through random sampling technique in 2009. BMD was assessed by Norland machine at the lumbar and femoral neck. Wei...