Osteoporosis-related life habits and knowledge about osteoporosis among women in El Salvador: A cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorHernandez-Rauda, R.
dc.contributor.authorMartinez-Garcia, S.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-30T13:39:25Z
dc.date.available2023-03-30T13:39:25Z
dc.date.issued2004-08
dc.descriptionIndexación: Scopus.
dc.description.abstractBackground: Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder, characterized by reduced bone mass, deterioration of bone structure, increased bone fragility, and increased fracture risk. It is more frequent to find among women than men at a 4:1 ratio. Evidence suggests that to adopt changes on some life habits can prevent or delay development of osteoporosis. Several osteoporosis-risk factors have been confirmed in the US and western Europe, but in El Salvador there are neither reliable epidemiological statistics about this skeletal disorder nor studies addressing osteoporosis-risk factors in women. The aim of this study was to determinate the extent of osteoporosis knowledge, the levels of both daily calcium intake and weight-bearing physical activity, and the influence of several osteoporosis-risk factors on these variables in three age groups of Salvadorean women. Methods: In this exploratory cross-sectional study, an osteoporosis knowledge assessment questionnaire incluiding a food frequency and a physical activity record section were used to collect data and it was delivered through a face-to-face interview. A convenience sample (n = 197) comprised of three groups of women aged 25-35 years, 36-49 years, and over 49 years was taken. Among-group comparisons of means were analyzed by two-way ANOVA. To determinate the overall influence of osteoporosis-risk factors, the multivariate analysis was used. Results: Study results indicated that better educated women had more knowledge about osteoporosis than women with a low education level, regardless of age, even though this knowledge was rather fair. Older women got more weight-bearing physical activity at home and less at place of employment than reported by the younger women; however, neither group performed sufficient high-intensity WBPA to improve bone mass. Regardless of age, the most women consumed 60% or less than the Dietary Reference Intake of calcium and depend on household income, lactose intolerance and coffee rather than milk consumption. Conclusion: In summary, the majority of women in this study have modest knowledge on osteoporosis. The knowledge base is not linked to preventive health habits, including sufficient calcium intake and performance of weight-bearing physical activities. They are thus at increased risk for low bone mass.es
dc.description.urihttps://bmcmusculoskeletdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2474-5-29
dc.identifier.citationBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Volume 526, August 2004, Article number 29es
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1471-2474-5-29
dc.identifier.issn1471-2474
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.unab.cl/xmlui/handle/ria/48057
dc.language.isoenes
dc.publisherBMCes
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dc.subjectOsteoporosises
dc.subjectbone masses
dc.subjectcalcium intakees
dc.subjectlactose intolerancees
dc.subjectphysical activityes
dc.subjectsocioeconomicses
dc.subjectweight bearinges
dc.titleOsteoporosis-related life habits and knowledge about osteoporosis among women in El Salvador: A cross-sectional studyes
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