The case control study among the osteoporotic and non osteoporotic women aged 40 and over getting check up in the medical center of the University of Hacettepe

The Case Control Study Among the Osteoporotic and Non Osteoporotic Women  Aged  40 and Over Getting Check Up in the Medical Center of the Hacettepe University

Gulsun Polatkan Soheila Rabieypoor, Şevkat Bahar Ozvariş andAyşe Akin,

 Department of Public Health, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey

OBJECTIVE : The study was carried out to identify  the risky behaviour pattern and the relationship of osteoporosis among the  osteoporotic and not osteoporotic women aged 40 and over  working in the Hacettepe University in Ankara

METHOD: In this case control study, risk factors of  osteoporosis a  questionnaire was used to collect data which incuded  42 questions .Descriptive statistics were used to summarize data, whereas chi-square was used to compare groups. For statistical significance, alpha value was taken as 0.05.

RESULTS: Of the study participants, 84.17 % of case group (101 person) and , %79.17of control group  (95 person) answered the questionnaire.

The 32.7% of the case group were  between the  age of  45-49 where 35.8 % of the control group were between the age of  40-44 . The Body Mass Index of the case group under 18  was   3 %,  the body mass index of the control group under 18 was 1.1 % .

Previous fracture history and consumption of calcium is higher in the non osteoporotic group than  the osteoporotic group.

CONCLUSION:

Osteoporosis is an important health problem especially for women almost all over the world. Since early detection and treatment of osteoporosis, decreases bone fractures , education campaigns at the different levels of the community with inter-sectoral cooperation  can help prevention and control of bone fractures. In that context this study revealed significant information for mass public education.

    

KEY WORDS: Osteoporosis, Bone Health, Risk Factor, Bone  Fracture