@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence and factors associated with low bone mineral density in Saudi women: A community based survey",
journal="BMC musculoskeletal disorders",
year="2014",
author="Alquaiz, Aljohara M. and Kazi, Ambreen and Tayel, Salwa and Shaikh, Shaffi Ahamed and Al-Sharif, Abdullah and Othman, Saleh and Habib, Fawzia and Fouda, Mona and Sulaimani, Riad",
volume="15",
number="1",
pages="5-5",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Low bone mineral density (BMD) is a public health issue in Saudi Arabia. This study measured the prevalence and factors associated with low BMD in Saudi women in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A cross sectional study using two stage cluster sampling technique was conducted in Riyadh, 2009. Thirty clusters, each comprising of 300 houses were randomly chosen and from each cluster 38-40 households were selected to identify 1150 women of >40 years. Women were invited to primary health care center for filling of self-administered questionnaire (n = 1069) comprising of sociodemographic, health, diet and physical activity variables. 1008 women underwent screening for low BMD using the quantitative ultrasound technique. 535 (53%) women with positive screening test were referred to King Khalid Hospital for Dual X-ray Energy absorptiometry (DXA). RESULTS: 362 women underwent DXA and 212 (39.6%) were screened low BMD either at lumbar spine or femur neck. Mean age of women was 55.26(±8.84) years. Multivariate logistic analysis found; being aged 61 to 70 years (OR 2.75, 95% CI: 1.32-1.48), no literacy (OR 2.97, 95% CI:1.44 - 6.12) or primary education (OR 4.12, 95% CI:2.05-8.29), history of fractures (OR 2.20, 95% CI:1.03- 4.69) and not drinking laban(diluted yogurt) (OR 2.81, 95% CI:1.47- 5.37) significantly associated with low BMD. CONCLUSIONS: Women with low level of education, who do not drink laban and had history of fractures were at high risk of low BMD.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1471-2474",
doi="10.1186/1471-2474-15-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-15-5"
}