OSTEOPOROSIS, OSTEOPENIA IN MEN OF MARDAN REGION K.P.K PAKISTAN

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Abstract

Objectives: Finding out how common Osteo-penia and Osteo-porosis are among men in the Mardan region of K.P.K. Pakistan is the goal.

Methods: A total of 1726 male participants between the ages of 40 and 70 were randomly selected for this study. sufferers under the age of 40 and above the age of 70, long-term steroid users, sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis, and bedridden patients all met the exclusion criteria.

Results: With a total of 1726 people, 61 (3.5%) had Osteo-porosis, and 858 (49.7%) had Osteo-penia, with a mean age of 52.70(7.71) years and a range of 40-70 years. Men (n=874) between the ages of 50 and 59 showed a significant frequency of Osteo-penia (446; 52%) and Osteo-porosis (30; 49.2%). men (n=[528]) in the 40-49 age group had 250 (16.4%) osteoporotic and 250 (29.1%) osteopenic individuals, whereas men (n=[324]) in the 60-70 age group had 21 (34.4%) Osteo-porosis and 162 (18.9%) Osteo-penia individuals.

Conclusions: Osteo-porosis was discovered to be a widespread occurrence, affecting men between the ages of 50 and 59.