title: Prevalence of osteopenia among sedentary young women.
abstract: The purpose of this study was evaluating prevalence of osteopenia in young women.40 young untrained women between the age of 20-25 years (obese n = 20, BMI > 30 and thin n = 20, BMI < 20) volunteered to participate in this study. Bone mass density (BMD), percentage body fat and lean mass (g/cm2) were measured with the dual X-ray absorptiometry scans (DEXA). Student's t-test was used for determining the amount of bone normalizing among subjects. The study finding showed that 20% of obese and 65% of thin women had osteopenia and thin groups 3.2% more than obese groups were at risk of bone loss. These findings will help educate the medical community and the public about the importance of prevention--targeting young women who are at risk while they still have time to change their habits and improve their bone health.
authors: Department of Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran. nasim_habibzadeh@yahoo.com
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mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D001823:Body Composition; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D015519:Bone Density; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D057185:Sedentary Behavior