Khảo sát tỷ lệ loãng xương ở phụ nữ mãn kinh Thành phố Cam Ranh, tỉnh Khánh Hòa năm 2010 - 2011

Objective: Determining the prevalence of osteoporosis in menopausal women in Cam Ranh city, Khanh Hoa province in 2010-2011. Methods: Quantitative research using cross sectional study design, conducted on the 755 menopause women at Cam Ranh city, Khanh Hoa province in 2010-2011. Results: The average age of the research group: 57.86 + or - 6.74; the highest rate is housewife profession: 51.4 percent; next to that trade profession: 24,6 percent; a farmer: 14,3 percent; others: 4,6 percent, officials: 3,6 percent; the profession of fisherman occupy rate: 1,5 percent; there is no statistics meaningful difference of osteoporosis between urban areas and rural; the difference between rates of osteoporosis ,and no osteoporosis according to the economy with 95 percent reliability; the research group who qre from primary school or less: 42,8 percent is more than the research group who are from the secondary school or higer: 31,8 percent. Conclusion: the average age of menopause: 49,60 + or - 3,50; the most early menopause: 37 years, the longest menopause: 59; normal rate, no osteoporosis: 21,3 percent; the Osteopenia rate: 40,0 percent; the Osteoporosis rate: 38,7 percent. Age greater osteoporosis rate increases. Economic difficulties have increased rates of osteoporosis. Low education levels have increased rates of osteoporosis.