Management of osteoporosis in women - A prevalence and interventional study

Background: In modern era, Osteoporosis is become a major public health problem, associated with substantial morbidity and socio-economic burden. Osteoporosis is a disorder having the characteristic features of low bone mass and structural degeneration, promoting the development of brittleness of the bones. An early detection can help in reducing the fracture rates and overall socio-economic burden. Aim: To find out the prevalence of osteoporosis and the associated risk factors and to find out the impact of intervention on osteoporosis with reference to education, diet supplement and yoga. Materials and methods: A total 940 members were selected for prevalence study, among them 92 subjects were selected for the intervention study. All subjects were divided in to four groups and parameters used to manage osteoporosis were education, diet and yoga. Results: The prevalence of osteopenia was 26% and osteoporosis 14% along with 60% of normal among women. As the age increased the prevalence of osteoporosis also increased. The prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis (low BMD) was found to be high (73%) among women in the age group of 51-60 years compared with that of 41- 50 years (27%). improvement of knowledge in all the groups, physical performance in the EDY and EDDY group. Conclusion: The assessment of risk factors related to low bone density revealed that age, educational status, menopause, duration of menopause, height (short) and exercise of women were significantly associated with low bone mineral density resulting in osteopenia or osteoporosis.