Cross Sectional Study of Osteoporosis among Pre and Post Menopausal Women of Raipur City

Being diagnosed with osteoporosis is serious and breaking a bone due to osteoporosis is even worse. Millions of people are struggling with their bone health and develop a feeling, as if, their future is completely out of their control. But our body is a miraculous machine and over thousands of years it has been designed for life. We need the right information, at the right time, to make smart choices to lead a better life when it comes to the health of our bones. In other words, if an individual is diagnosed, way before that he or she might be a victim of osteoporosis and have a chance of getting a fracture, then measures can be taken to avoid such a situation. The present paper was an approach to identify the individuals with osteoporosis who have never been diagnosed before from the otherwise normal volunteers willing to participate in the study. The data was analyzed and the results showed a high prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis among the pre and post menopausal women attending the various gynaecological centres of Raipur city with some obstetric problems. Significant difference was observed between osteoporosis and previous fracture, menopausal status, frequent falls and age. On the other hand, BMI, weight and caste distribution showed non significant difference.