European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

BMI AND BONE MINERAL DENSITY IN POST MENOPAUSAL WOMEN

Chaitanya Patel, Asma Gilani, Mohamed Aly Elsherif, Ibrahim Mohammad Sabri, Beenish Sohail Bhutta, Bellanirys Acosta Arias, Abdul Hanan and Stephanie Ogbonda

ABSTRACT

Introduction: The main aim of this study was to evaluate the association between BMI and bone mass index in post-menopausal women. Methods: In this study, we took a total of 143 females with age of 62.41±4.57 years. All females were post-menopausal. The patients were screened for any disease like liver, kidney, endocrine and rheumatic diseases. Proper history and physical examination was done for all the patients. Height, weight, waist circumference etc. was calculated in all the patients. Bone Mineral Density was recorded in all the groups. Proper history was taken to see how many patients had fractures or not. Results: The baseline characteristics of all the patients are showed in table 1. Average age of patients was 62.41±4.57 years. Patients were divided into 4 groups as per their BMI namely Normal Weighted, Overweight, Obese Class I and Obese Class II. Bone mineral density at lumbar spine was recorded and patients were divided into Normal, Osteopenia, and Osteoporosis group. We found that as the BMI increased, more patients tend to have a normal Bone Mineral Density. Also with increase in BMI, the risk of fracture decreased. Conclusion: BMI seems to have a protective effect on bone by reducing osteopenia, osteoporosis and decreasing risk of fracture.

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