Table 2.
Studies | No. of patients | Age (y) | Methodology | Osteopenia n (%) | Osteoporosis n (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||
El-Desouki and Sulaimani (2007)23 | 429 | 53 (12.6) | DEXA | 158 (36.9) | 101(23.5) |
Sadat-Ali and Al-Elq (2006)24 | 115 | 61.8 (1.8) | DEXA | 55 (47.9) | 35(30.8) |
Ardawi et al (2005)7 | 278 | 50–79a | DEXA | 150 (54.1) | 105(37.8) |
DEXA: dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Age data are mean and standard deviation.
mean age and SD not available in the publication