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Prevalence of osteoporosis and reference data for lumbar spine and hip bone mineral density in a Korean population

Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism volume 26, pages 609–617 (2008)Cite this article

Abstract

The aims of this study were to establish reference data for bone mineral density (BMD) at central skeletal sites using Lunar dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and to estimate the age-and sex-specific prevalence of osteoporosis in a Korean population. We performed a population-based, cross-sectional study. The subjects were 4148 (1810 men and 2338 women) Korean adults, aged 20–79 years. The BMD for central sites (lumbar spine, femoral neck, trochanter, and Ward’s triangle) were measured by DXA. The standardized prevalence of osteoporosis among individual aged 50–79 years in lumbar spine, femoral neck, Ward’s triangle, and trochanter was 40.1%, 12.4%, 28.4%, and 4.4% in women and 6.5%, 5.9%, 3.7%, and 1.6% in men, respectively. In women, peak BMD occurred in the age range 40–49 years for the femoral neck and trochanter, 30–39 years for the lumbar spine, and 20–29 years for Ward’s triangle. In men, peak BMD values were observed at 20–29 years for all measured sites. This study establishes a normative database for BMD at central skeletal sites using dualenergy X-ray absorptiometry and provides more reliable information on the prevalence of osteoporosis in Korea.

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  1. Department of Public Health, Qingdao University Medical College, Qingdao, China

    Lian-Hua Cui

  2. Department of Preventive Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, 5, Hak 1-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju, South Korea, 501-746

    Jin-Su Choi & Min-Ho Shin

  3. Jeonnam Regional Cancer Center, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Korea

    Sun-Seog Kweon

  4. Department of Preventive Medicine, Seonam University College of Medicine, Namwon, Korea

    Kyeong-Soo Park & Young-Hoon Lee

  5. Department of Preventive Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea

    Hae-Sung Nam

  6. Department of Neurology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea

    Seul-Ki Jeong

  7. Department of Preventive Medicine, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, Korea

    Jeong-Soo Im

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Cui, LH., Choi, JS., Shin, MH. et al. Prevalence of osteoporosis and reference data for lumbar spine and hip bone mineral density in a Korean population. J Bone Miner Metab 26, 609–617 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00774-007-0847-8

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Key words

  • bone mineral density
  • reference data
  • osteoporosis
  • prevalence
  • dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
  • Korean