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  • Title: Utility of anthropometric indicators in predicting osteoporosis in ambulant community dwelling rural postmenopausal women from southern India.
    Author: Sridharan K, Cherian KE, Kurian ME, Asha HS, Paul TV, Kapoor N.
    Journal: Trop Doct; 2020 Jul; 50(3):228-232. PubMed ID: 32419634.
    Abstract:
    Osteoporosis is characterised by low bone mineral density (BMD) and is a significant public health problem in India. This cross-sectional study was done to assess the relationship between various anthropometric measures and BMD in 308 rural dwelling South Indian postmenopausal women. Anthropometric variables such as weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC) and neck circumference (NC) were measured. BMD was assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan at the lumbar spine (LS) and femoral neck (NOF). The mean age ± SD of study participants was 60.7 ± 7.8 years. All anthropometric variables showed positive correlation with BMD at NOF and LS (P < 0.05). Weight showed the best correlation (r = 0.482 for NOF and 0.412 for LS; P < 0.001). On multivariate logistic regression, age and weight remained significant for predicting femoral neck osteoporosis while weight and WC were the best predictors for LS osteoporosis. These anthropometric measures may serve as surrogate markers for osteoporosis and thus be used to screen postmenopausal women for referral to a centre with fewer limited resources.
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