Volume 28, Issue 153, November 2024

Assessment of osteoporosis level using Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

Kawthar Moh. Sharief Abdulrhman

AL Ghad College for Applied Medical Sciences –Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Osteoporosis affects the skeleton (bones) due to decreasing bone mineral density (fragile bone) caused by altered bone microstructure. A retrospective study aimed to evaluate osteoporosis levels among middle-aged in the KSA to correlate bone mineral densitometry with patients’ variables (age, gender) and risk factors vitamin D, Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) (TSH) level and body mass index (BMI), using Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA). The study`s sample included 100 osteoporotic patients aged (40≤-61≤) who were diagnosed at King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital in Riyadh between February 2021 and December 2023. The data were analyzed by (SPSS) version 22. The results revealed that the average mean age was (67.24). The most common age groups affected by osteoporosis were (≥61) and (41-60), with a percentage of (77%) and (18%) respectively. Osteoporotic females were affected more than males, with a rate of (93%) and (7%y) respectively. Also, the high BMI or obesity patients were the most affected by osteoporosis, with percentages (of 35%) and (34%), respectively. A (92%) of osteoporotic patients were within an average of thyroid disorder. Comparing the femur’s neck and lumber areas, the latter had a higher percentage of mild and severe osteoporotic areas. In addition, the results showed a significant correlation between the T score on the lumber area and the neck of the femur area. The study concluded that DEXA is the best and outstanding radiological modality to diagnose the level of osteoporosis for the lumber area and the neck of the femur.

Keywords: Osteoporosis, KSA, T-score, BMI, DEXA, BMD, vitamin D (V.D)

Medical Science, 2024, 28, e139ms3448

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v28i153.e139ms3448

Published: 21 November 2024