Study of bone mineral density in resident doctors working at a teaching hospital

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
S K MultaniN S Shah

Abstract

The erratic lifestyle of resident doctors may affect their serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25-(OH)D] levels and bone mineral density (BMD). To study BMD and the effect of environmental factors on it in resident doctors. Prospective, cross-sectional study conducted in a tertiary healthcare centre. BMD was obtained by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and was correlated with various factors including weight, height, body mass index (BMI), sun exposure, physical activity, parathyroid hormone, 25-(OH)D, dietary factors. Statistical Analysis : SPSS software Version 10 (Unpaired t test was used to compare BMD of different groups and Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to calculate correlation). Two hundred and fourteen apparently healthy resident doctors were enrolled in the study. Based on Caucasian normative data, osteopenia was noted in 104 (59.7%) males and 27 (67.5%) females. Thirty-two (18.39%) males and five (12.5%) females had osteoporosis. The BMD values of males were 0.947+/-0.086, 0.911+/-0.129 and 1.016+/-0.133 at lumbar spine, femur neck and total hip while those in females were 0.981+/-0.092, 0.850+/-0.101 and 0.957+/-0.103 respectively. BMD of our cohort was lesser by 12.5-18.2% and 4.2-14.5% than the Caucasian and a...Continue Reading

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