Bone health comparison in seven Asian countries using calcaneal ultrasound

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Kim Wylie³  Drew W McLean²  Barbara Kuhn-Sherlock¹  Linda M Schollum¹  Joanne M Todd²  Marlena C Kruger³ 

[1] Fonterra Research and Development Centre, Private Bag 11029, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand;Fonterra Co-operative Ltd, Private Bag 92032, Auckland, New Zealand;Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North 4442, Palmerston North, New Zealand

关键词: Risk for osteoporosis;    Asia;    Heel ultrasound;   

Others  :  1133720
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2474-14-81

 received in 2012-06-12, accepted in 2012-12-27,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Bone density measurements by DXA are not feasible for large population studies, whereas portable ultrasound heel scanners can provide a practical way of assessing bone health status. The purpose of this study was to assess bone health in seven Asian countries using heel ultrasound.

Methods

Stiffness index (SI) was measured and T-scores generated against an Asian database were recorded for 598,757 women and 173,326 men aged over 21 years old using Lunar Achilles (GE Healthcare) heel scanners. The scanners were made available in public centres in Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Results

The mean SI was higher for men than women. In women SI as well as T-scores declined slowly until approximately 45 years of age, then declined rapidly to reach a mean T-score of < −2.5 at about 71–75 years of age. For men, SI as well as the T-score showed a slow steady decline to reach a mean of −2.0 to −2.5 at about 81–85 years. The results for females indicate that there are differences in the rate of decline between countries (significant differences between the slopes at P < 0.05). Vietnam had the fastest decrease for both T-Score and SI, resulting in this population having the poorest bone health of all countries at older ages. The results for males aged 46–85 years indicate that there are no significant differences in the rate of decline between countries for SI and T-Score. In both men and women aged 46–85 years, Vietnam and Indonesia have the lowest SI as well as T-Score for all age groups. For Vietnam and Indonesia, more than 50% of the women could be at risk of having osteoporosis and related fractures after the age of 70, while in Thailand and the Philippines this was >80 years.

Conclusions

The heel scan data shows a high degree of poor bone health in both men and women in Asian countries, raising concern about the possible increase in fractures with ageing and the expected burden on the public health system.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Kruger et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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