Assessment of Frequency of Osteoporosis Based On Bone Mineral Density in Adults and Its Association with Obesity Indices

Dhaneria S, Banzal S, Chouhan J and Pandey S

Published on: 2025-10-11

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of present study was to assess the burden of osteoporosis in patients of central India visiting SAMC and PG institute for DEXA screening.

Method: 81 patients above 18 years of age were subjected to DEXA scan.

Results: Out of 81 participants, 56.79% were males and 43.21% were females with a mean age of 50.7 years. The mean weight was 71kg and mean height was 163.57 cm. The mean BMI was 26.61kg/m². Burden of osteoporosis in study population was 17.28% (n = 14), 31.4% females had osteoporosis as compared to 6.52% males (p=<0.005). When correlated with age >50 years, 28.21% had osteoporosis as compared to 7.14% with age <50 years. Osteoporosis was more common in study population with BMI <18.5kg/m² (60%) followed by BMI 23-24.9 (37.50%) and BMI >30 (15%). Increasing fat percentage in males and females did not predispose them to osteoporosis. (Normal vs obese-n = 3 vs 0 in males and 10 vs 2 in females). In 7.50%, osteoporosis was found in left hip, 8.75% in wrist and 7.50% in spine.