The Department of Endocrinology, 
Osteoporosis in healthy South Indian males and the influence of life style factors and vitamin d status on bone mineral density.
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore 632004, India.
Journal of osteoporosis Vol. 2014 · pp. 723238
PMID 25478284 DOI 10.1155/2014/723238
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Sahana Shetty, Nitin Kapoor, Dukhabandhu Naik, Hesarghatta Shyamasunder Asha, Suresh Prabu, Nihal Thomas, Mandalam Subramaniam Seshadri, Thomas Vizhalil Paul. Osteoporosis in healthy South Indian males and the influence of life style factors and vitamin d status on bone mineral density. Journal of osteoporosis. 2014;2014:723238. doi:10.1155/2014/723238
Abstract
Objective. To study the prevalence of osteoporosis and vitamin D deficiency in healthy men and to explore the influence of various life style factors on bone mineral density (BMD) and also to look at number of subjects warranting treatment. Methods. Ambulatory south Indian men aged above 50 were recruited by cluster random sampling. The physical activity, risk factors in the FRAX tool, BMD, vitamin D, and PTH were assessed. The number of people needing treatment was calculated, which included subjects with osteoporosis and osteopenia with 10-year probability of major osteoporotic fracture >20 percent and hip fracture >3 percent in FRAX India. Results. A total of 252 men with a mean age of 58 years were studied. The prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia at any one site was 20% (50/252) and 58%, respectively. Vitamin D deficiency (
