Background Osteoporosis affects all sections of society, including families with people
affected by osteoporosis, government agencies and medical institutes in various fields. For …

Osteoporosis poses a huge challenge in developing countries due to demographic
transition and aging of the population coupled with limited availability of resources. The …

PURPOSE: To investigate bone mineral density (BMD) profiles, osteoporosis prevalence
and risk factors in a community-based cohort in Korea. METHODS: The present study is a …

Aim: We undertook this study involving 200 peri-and postmenopausal women to determine
the prevalence of osteoporosis, and in turn increase the awareness, education, prevention …

Materials and Methods: A systematic literature search was done in August 2015. The period
included for this search was from January 2005 to December 2014. The search was done for …

Osteoporosis is one of the most prevalent global health problems in the elderly. A
nationwide representative sample of 1121 adult subjects, aged 19 years and older, were …

Muscle strength and function declined more than the concomitant loss of muscle mass.
Measures of muscle strength and function are an effective way to assess functional ability …

Objective: To assess the utility of quantitative ultrasound (QUS) of the calcaneus for
diagnosing osteoporosis compared to the gold standard, bone densitometry using dual …

Background Osteoporosis affects people worldwide. However, there are few validated tools
for the early screening of osteoporosis in Vietnam. We set out to evaluate the performance of …

Purpose. Vietnamese women are at particular risk of osteoporosis and its complications.
This study examined osteoporosis knowledge and awareness among Vietnamese women …