A Clinical Study on Serum Calcium levels and Bone Mineral Density in Pre and Postmenopausal Indian Women
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Abstract: Objective: To study the correlation between serum Calcium and bone mineral density (BMD) in pre and postmenopausal women. Material and methods: The present study was a cross-sectional study. 40 women from each group i.e. premenopausal and postmenopausal women were selected for the study with no medical, surgical or gynecological abnormalities. The bone mineral density (BMD) was measured by Bone Densitometer and classified as normal, osteopenia and osteoporosis according to T-score. Serum calcium was measured on autoanalyser. Results and Conclusion: BMD scores were low in postmenopausal women according to T- score along with decreased Serum calcium level. There was significant association between BMD and serum calcium levels in postmenopausal women.
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Pratima D. Khatake, Sushma S. Jadhav
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