Bone Abstracts

Background: Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic disease of bone and constitutes one of the most important major public health problems not only in women but also in men. This cross-sectional study examined the association of lifestyle and nutritional factors with bone mineral density (BMD) in 88 Korean middle-aged men.

Methods: Physical measurement, smoking habits, alcohol consumption, physical activity and nutritional analysis were assessed from an physical examination and interview. BMD was measured at the lumbar spine and femur neck using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.

Results: Patients age range from 22 to 83. Mean age, height (cm), weight (kg), BMI (kg/m²), waist circumference (cm), calory intake of patients are 58.4±12.5, 168.5±5.6, 70.5±10.1, 24.7±3.2, 87.4±5.9, 1214.9±518. Height was correlated with L2, L3, mean of L-spine BMD, mean of L2 to L4 spine BMD (r=0.468, P<0.05, r=0.413, P<0.05, r=0.399, P<0.05, r=0.421, P<0.05)

Conclusion: Half of osteoporotic men have no underlying disorder, many are known to be the cause of osteoporosis. Although alcohol, smoking, low BMI, immobility, poor nutrition are known to be correlate with BMD, this study showed no relationship between them except height and some of Lumbar spine, mean of L-spine BMD, mean of L2 to L4 spine BMD.

Keywords: Men, Bone mineral density, Life style, Nutritional factors