Table 3 Lumbar spine BMD according to age and gender
From: The estimated prevalence of osteoporosis in Bahrain: a multi-centered-based study
Lumbar spine | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal n = 1846 (40%) | Osteopenia n = 2054 (44.5%) | Osteoporosis n = 713 (15.5%) | Total (4613) | p. value | |
Age group | |||||
< 44 | 107 (27.1) | 264 (66.8) | 24 (6.1) | 395 (100) | < 0.001 |
44-<60 | 788 (39.9) | 962 (48.7) | 227 (11.5) | 1977 (100) | |
60-<75 | 784 (42.4) | 695 (37.6) | 368 (19.9) | 1847 (100) | |
≥ 75 | 167 (42.4) | 133 (33.8) | 94 (23.9) | 394 (100) | |
Gender | |||||
Male | 164 (52.9) | 109 (35.2) | 37 (11.9) | 310 (100) | < 0.001 |
Female | 1683 (40.5) | 1763 (42.5) | 707 (17) | 4153 (100) | |