Prevalence and Risk Factors of Osteoporosis among Postmenopausal Women Visiting a District Hospital of Nepal: An Observational Study
The study reports a lower prevalence of osteoporosis than expected in postmenopausal women. There was a significant inverse relationship between osteoporosis and body mass index. However, no significant association was observed between Bone Mineral Density, biochemical variables, smoking, and parity.
Authors
- Sijan Basnet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8324-2827)
- Ashru Neupane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7006-7820)
- Sarita Shrestha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0010-2408)
- Dipendra Pandey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2300-7755)
- Badri Rijal
- Uddhav Timilsina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9587-7600)
- Pawan Kumar Hamal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4887-3487)
- Rabindra Baskota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3589-2921)
- Amit Upreti
- Apil Upreti
- Smeena Pradhananga
Institutions
- Tribhuvan University (NP)
- Sai Krishna Medical College & Hospital (NP)
- Department of Health Services (NP)
- NLR Nepal (NP)
- Hospital and Rehabilitation for Disabled Children (NP)
- Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nepal Medical Association
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.8800
- Primary Topic
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00