Abstracts Posters SICOT-SOF meeting Gothenburg 2010 _2_

Poster
Topic: Osteoporosis
Abstract number: 25560
RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION BETWEEN
OSTEOPOROSIS AND BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) IN WOMEN
Kiran Kumar Vedavyas ACHARYA, Bhavnish BUCKTOWERSINGH
Kasturba Medical College & Hospital, Manipal (INDIA)
Introduction: Osteoporosis is highly prevalent in India. An estimated 61 million people
in India are reported to be affected by it. Recent data indicate that Indians have lower
bone density than their North American and European counterparts. Data obtained
by other Indian investigators showed that BMD values in our population were
approximately 15% lower than those in Caucasian women. Therefore it is important
to conduct proper research work on the risk factors involved. Objectives: To
determine the statistical association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and
osteoporosis in women. If existing, the strength of the association. Materials and
Methods: Data was collected from 564 patient files obtained from the Kasturba
Hospital Osteoporosis Registry. A case control study was carried out. Results: In the
Osteoporotic group, 8.8% had a low BMI and 41.8% had a high BMI & in the non
osteoporotic group 7.6% had a low BMI and 22.3 % had a high BMI. Conclusion:
Although there seems to be an inverse relationship between BMI and incidence of
osteoporosis, the results suggest that BMI cannot be used as the only factor to
predict the incidence of osteoporosis. Other clinical risk factors need to be taken into
consideration.Having a high BMI cannot be said to be protective against
osteoporosis.
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