우리나라 일부 농촌지역인구의 골밀도

Bone Mineral Density in Some Korean Rural Community

Objective: In order to define osteoporosis on the basis of bone mineral measurements, one must define an acceptable normal range. We measured bone mineral density to provide such a database for normal korean women and men. Method: One thousand and ninety four inhabitants (444 males and 650 females whose age was 55.6±13.6 years-old) were participated in this study. BMD was measured in the right calcaneus by quantitative ultrasound (Mark 6000?, Medison). Independent sample T-test and correlation test were used for data analysis. Results: Increasing the age, BMD showed significantly lower T-score (p<0.01), especially between the fifth decade and sixth decade in men. Increasing the age, BMD showed significantly lower T-score (p<0.01), especially between the fifth decade and sixth decade and between seventh and eighth in women. Conclusion: We measured bone mineral density to provide a database for normal korean. The above results should be treated with caution and confirmed using standardized and larger samples.