AU - nobakht motlagh, f AU - khani jihoni, a AU - haidar nia, a AU - kave, mh AU - hajizadeh, e AU - babaee haidar abadi, a AU - hemati, r TI - Prevalence of Osteoporosis and its Related Factors in Women Referred to Fasa`s Densitometry Center PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - sjimu JN - sjimu VO - 21 VI - 4 IP - 4 4099 - http://sjimu.medilam.ac.ir/article-1-1263-en.html 4100 - http://sjimu.medilam.ac.ir/article-1-1263-en.pdf SO - sjimu 4 ABĀ  - Introduction:Osteoporosis is a common disease in women with disabling conseq-uences that burdens a huge economical cost to the society. This study designed to eval-uate the prevalence of osteoporosis and its related factors in women referred to Fasa`s densitometry center. Materials & Methods: In this cross-sectio-nal, analytical study, 430 women referred to the densitometry center of Fasa in 2012-13, were selected via a random sampling meth-od. Bone mass densitometry (BMD) at the lumbar spines (L1 to L4) and neck of femur through dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) method. Data collection was acco-mplished through a questionnaire and interviewing with subjects that referred to the center. Results were assigned based on T score scale and the osteoporosis and ost-eopenia were detected based on WHO criteria. Data were analyzed by SPSS16 and descriptive/analytical statistical tests. The significance level was considered P CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - sjimu PG - 150 PT - Research YR - 2013