Author/Authors :
Nurumal, Mohd Said Kulliyyah of Nursing - International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuantan, Pahang, Malysia , Lokman Md. Isa, Muhammad Kulliyyah of Nursing - International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuantan, Pahang, Malysia , Nik Mohd Hatta, Nik Noor Kaussar Kulliyyah of Nursing - International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuantan, Pahang, Malysia , Daud, Azlina Kulliyyah of Nursing - International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuantan, Pahang, Malysia , Ibrahim, Muhammad Kulliyyah of Allied Health Science - International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) - Kuantan Campus, Pahang, Malaysia , Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff Kulliyyah of Medicine - International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia , Deraman, Samsul Kulliyyah of Medicine - International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
Abstract :
Objectives: The study has evaluated bone health status among post-menopausal women in a public hospital of Malaysia.
Materials and Methods: A total of 116 post-menopausal women, who met the criteria, participated in this study. The purposive sampling method was used to achieve the criteria of participants.
Results: This cross-sectional study revealed that more than half of the respondents (52.6%, n = 61) had osteopenia; whereas, 47.4% (n=55) of the respondents had osteoporosis. There was a significant correlation between the age and menopausal years with the bone health status (i.e. P = 0.004 and P = 0.028, respectively) in postmenopausal women.
Conclusions: Menopausal women experienced deterioration of bone mineral density (BMD) with advancing age and menopausal years.
Keywords :
Menopausal women , Bone health status , Osteoporosis , Malaysia
