title: Relationship of weight and body mass index with bone mineral density in adult men from kosovo.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Body weight and body mass index (BMI) are considered strong predictors of osteoporotic fractures, though optimal BMI levels remain unsettled. There are several studies conducted on women about the relationship between BMI and bone mineral density (BMD), and just a few so far on men. Therefore, the objective of current study was to analyze the relationship between weight and BMI and BMD measured in lumbar spine (L1-L4), femur neck and total hip in 64 men from Kosovo.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional study included a population of 64 men divided into three BMI groups. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) measurements were done in all the study participants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pearson's correlation analysis showed a significant positive correlation between weight and BMI and BMD in femur neck and in total hip, and a significant negative correlation between age and femur neck BMD. Age-adjusted linear regression analysis showed that weight and BMI had a significant positive association with BMD levels.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although the results show significant relationship between BMI and BMD, the negative relationship between age and femur neck BMD may serve as guidance to initiate early assessment of the BMD in this region as well as preventive measures of osteoporosis and fractures among ageing men population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Kosovo.
authors.forename: Rexhep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hoxha
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Kosovo.
authors.forename: Hilmi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Islami
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Kosovo.
authors.forename: Hasime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qorraj-Bytyqi
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Kosovo.
authors.forename: Shpetim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thaçi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Kosovo.
authors.forename: Elton
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bahtiri
keywords: Body mass index; bone mineral density; men; weight