Clinical Study
Association between Body Mass Index and Bone Mineral Density in Patients Referred for Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Scan in Ajman, UAE
Table 2
Distribution of bone mineral density according to independent factors.
| | | Status of bone mineral density | Independent factors | Normal | Osteopaenic | Osteoporosis |
Total | | | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| BMI | Normal | 3 | 17.6 | 7 | 41.2 | 7 | 41.2 | 17 | Overweight | 7 | 21.9 | 12 | 37.5 | 13 | 40.6 | 32 | Obese | 29 | 55.8 | 17 | 32.7 | 6 | 11.5 | 52 |
| Age (in Years) | 25–39 | 10 | 66.7 | 5 | 33.3 | — | — | 15 | 40–59 | 27 | 39.1 | 26 | 37.7 | 16 | 23.2 | 69 | 60+ | 2 | 11.8 | 5 | 29.4 | 10 | 58.8 | 17 |
| Total | | 39 | 38.6 | 36 | 35.6 | 26 | 25.7 | 101 |
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