Prevalence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Hemmati, D Sarokhani, K Sayehmiri… - The Iranian Journal of …, 2018 - ijogi.mums.ac.ir
Introduction: Osteoporosis is a silent epidemic in the current era. While several studies in
Iran have estimated the prevalence of osteoporosis at 8-77% in postmenopausal women, no …

[PDF][PDF] Epidemiology and awareness of osteoporosis: a viewpoint from the Middle East and North Africa

TA Gheita, N Hammam - Int J Clin Rheumatol, 2018 - researchgate.net
Background: Osteoporosis (OP) is defined by low bone mass and microstructural
deterioration. It is an escalating public health problem due to increase life expectancy and …

Prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis among Jordanian postmenopausal women attending the national center for diabetes, endocrinology and genetics in …

D Hyassat, T Alyan, H Jaddou… - BioResearch open …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
To assess the prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia among Jordanian
postmenopausal women attending the National Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology, and …

Postmenopausal breast cancer in Iran; risk factors and their population attributable fractions

R Ghiasvand, S Bahmanyar, K Zendehdel… - BMC cancer, 2012 - Springer
Background Causes of the rapidly increasing incidence of breast cancer in Middle East and
Asian countries are incompletely understood. We evaluated risk factors for postmenopausal …

Educational difference in the prevalence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: a study in northern Iran

M Maddah, SH Sharami, M Karandish - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
Background Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease in the world and it is
rapidly increasing in Iran. In this study the relationship between educational levels and …

Prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis in women referring to the bone densitometry academic center in Urmia, Iran

MSG Naz, G Ozgoli, MA Aghdashi… - Global journal of …, 2015 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Osteoporosis is one of the fastest growing health problems around the world.
Several factors can affect this silent disease. The current study aimed to determine the …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of bone mineral density in perimenopausal period

Z Shariati-Sarabi, HE Rezaie, N Milani… - Archives of Bone and …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The menopausal transition called perimenopause, happens after the
reproductive years, and is specified with irregular menstrual cycles, perimenopause …

The lifestyles of Bronze Age Zagros highlanders at Deh Dumen, Iran: Insights from midshaft femur cross‐sectional geometry and histology

JJ Miszkiewicz, TJ Stewart, R Naseri… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Late Bronze Age multiple human burials from Deh Dumen, Iran, were uncovered in
the Zagros Mountains. Using cross‐sectional geometry and histology, a sample (n= 23) of …

[HTML][HTML] Proportion and risk factors of silent vertebral fractures among Egyptian females with fragility hip fracture presenting to the emergency room of Ain Shams …

MAA Ali, H s Sweed, MF Allam, WW Aly, AHM Matter… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Fragility fractures caused by osteoporosis are known to increase the risk of
further fragility fractures. Also, several factors have been associated with an increasing risk …

[HTML][HTML] Association of bone mineral density and body mass index in a cohort of Pakistanis: relation to gender, menopause and ethnicity

U Akhlaque, SB Ayaz, N Akhtar, N Ahmad - The Egyptian Rheumatologist, 2017 - Elsevier
Aim of the work To assess association of body mass index (BMI) with bone mineral density
(BMD) in a sample of Pakistanis and explore their relation with age, gender, menopausal …