Epidemiological Investigation and Risk Factors Analysis of Osteoporosis Among Workers in Wuhan Iron and Steel Company
LIN Xuan
CUI Jing
FANG Ying
LIU Yang
LI Zhi
WANG Qiong
HE Han-wu
Abstract：Objective To analyze the risk factors of osteoporosis among the workers in Wuhan Iron and Steel Company,and provide the theoretical basis for the prevention of osteoporosis.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 2000 workers who underwent physical examination in author's hospital from January 2015 to January 2017.The bone mineral densities of lumbar vertebra and double hip joint were measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry,and the indexes of them were statistically analyzed.Results The prevalence rate of osteoporosis of workers was 12.40％ (248/2000).The prevalence rate of female was significantly higher than that of male (23.68％ vs.7.07％,P＜0.01).The prevalence rate of the 20-to 39-year-olds,40-to 59-year-olds and more than 60-year-olds were 2.55％,16.62％,30.29％,respectively.The prevalence rate increased with the increasing of the age.Multiple logistic regression analysis showed the risk factors of osteoporosis were low calcium diet,lack of exercises,metabolic syndrome and long history of alcohol and tobacco.Conclsion The prevalence rate increases with the increasing of the age.Prevent and intervene the risk factors of osteoporotic in early days for reducing the prevalence of osteoporosis and the occurrence of osteoporotic fractures.
Keywords：OstcoporosisDual energy X-ray absorptiometryEpidemiologyRisk factors
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 733-735,750 )