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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Bone Mineral Density of the Spine and Femur in Healthy Moroccan Women
Journal of Clinical Densitometry, Volume 9, No. 4, Year 2006
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Bone mineral density (BMD) measurements using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) are widely used to diagnose osteoporosis and assess its severity. Previous studies show the necessity to establish reference data for bone mass measurements for each particular population. Such data are lacking for the Moroccan population. The aim of this study was to determine spine and femur BMD reference values for the Moroccan female population and to compare them with values from western and other Arab countries. A cross-sectional study of 569 Moroccan women, (randomly selected in the area of Rabat, the capital of Morocco, aged between 20 and 79 yr) was carried out to establish reference values of BMD. Measurements were taken at the lumbar spine and proximal femurs using DXA (Lunar Prodigy Vision, GE). The data were compared with published normative data taken by United States (U.S.), European, Kuwaiti, Lebanese, and Saudi women over 6 decades of age. The percentage of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women using our reference curve was compared to that observed when the other curves (US, European and Arab) implemented in the Lunar machine was used. Our results showed that the Moroccan women showed the expected decline in BMD at both sites with age after peaking at 20-29 years of age. Moroccan females have lower BMD at the spine than U.S., Europeans, and Kuwaitis (approximately 10-12% for patients older than 50 yr). The BMD values of the total femur in Moroccan females were close to western (European and American), and Kuwaitis, but higher than Lebanese and Saudis. Using our reference database, 37.9% of postmenopausal women had spine osteoporosis vs. 39.6% and 23.4% using US/European and Arabic Lunar reference values respectively. At the femurs, 6.7% had osteoporosis vs. 2.5% using the Arabic Lunar reference values. In conclusion, our study emphasizes the importance of using population-specific reference values for BMD measurements to avoid over or underdiagnosis of osteoporosis. © 2006 The International Society for Clinical Densitometry.
Authors & Co-Authors
El Maghraoui, Abdellah
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Military Hospital Mohammed V
Guerboub, Ahmed A.
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Military Hospital Mohammed V
Achemlal, Lahcen
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Military Hospital Mohammed V
Mounach, Aziza
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Military Hospital Mohammed V
Nouijai, Abderrazak
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Military Hospital Mohammed V
Ghazi, Mirieme
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Military Hospital Mohammed V
Bezza, Ahmed
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Military Hospital Mohammed V
Tazi, Mohammed Adnane
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Ministry of Health, Morocco
Statistics
Citations: 52
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jocd.2006.07.001
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Morocco
Participants Gender
Female