%0 Journal Article %A agha ali khani, m %A taheri tanjani, p %A hossain pour azari, a %A mosavi, m %A reza pour, m %A amini, y %A hemati, f %T Prevalence of osteoporosis among above 60 years old subjects referred to Ayatollah Taleghani hospital in Tehran and its relationship with age and sex %J Journal of Ilam University of Medical Sciences %V 20 %N 5 %U http://sjimu.medilam.ac.ir/article-1-932-en.html %R %D 2013 %K Osteoporosis, Prevalence, Sex, Age., %X Introduction: Osteoporosis is a common bone disease that leads to disability and increased mortality due to bone fracture. This study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of osteoporosis and its association with gender and age in patients referred to elderly clinic in Taleghani hospital, Tehran. Method: In this descriptive-analytic study, from 580 subjects referred to the elderly clinic of Taleghani hospital, 131 subjects that have BMD file were selected and densitometry results were collected from densitometry records. Data were analyzed by SPSS software using Chi-Square, T-test and linear regression. P %> http://sjimu.medilam.ac.ir/article-1-932-en.pdf %P 94-102 %& 94 %! %9 Research %L A-10-220-80 %+ %G eng %@ 1563-4728 %[ 2013