Table 2 Prevalence of osteoporosis (T-score < − 2.5 at either hip or spine) of the study cohort stratified according to their BMI
Normal weight [N = 75] N (%) | Overweight [N = 87] N (%) | Obese [N = 90] N (%) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forearm OP | Male | 11 (73.3) | 9 (56.3) | 5 (41.7) | 0.249 NS |
Female | 20 (76.9) | 23 (82.1) | 15 (44.1) | 0.003 | |
Total | 31 (75.6) | 32 (72.7) | 20 (43.5) | 0.002 | |
Spine OP | Male | 6 (37.5) | 7 (43.8) | 4 (33.3) | 0.353 |
Female | 22 (84.6) | 22 (78.6) | 11 (32.4) | < 0.001 | |
Total | 28 (61.9) | 29 (65.9) | 15 (32.6) | 0.011 | |
Hip OP | Male | 8 (50) | 7 (43.8) | 5 (41.7) | 0.541 NS |
Female | 17 (65.4) | 10 (35.7) | 12 (34.3) | 0.031 | |
Total | 23 (54.8) | 17 (38.6) | 19 (40.4) | 0.257 NS | |
Neck of femur op | Male | 4 (30.8) | 0 | 1 (33.3) | 0.357 NS |
Female | 10 (55.6) | 9 (42.9) | 12 (60.0) | 0.03 | |
Total | 14 (45.2) | 9 (34.6) | 13 (56.5) | 0.03 |