TITLE:
DEXA Contribution in Bone Densitometry Evaluation on Osteoporosis in Senegal: Results of a Study Realized in African Black Populations
AUTHORS:
Ndèye Marième Diagne-Gueye, Thierno Oumar Soko, Bineta Ndiaye, Ismaïla Diedhiou, Abdou-Rajack Ndiaye
KEYWORDS:
Osteoporosis, Bone, DEXA, Africa, Black Populations
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Rheumatology and Autoimmune Diseases,
Vol.6 No.4,
November
4,
2016
ABSTRACT: Osteoporosis, a public health problem is able to
occur severe fractures and its prevalence increases in developing countries.
Several factors involved in its pathogenesis. These factors are: Heredity,
elderly, race, ethnicity, hormones, physical inactivity, sunlight exposure, vitamin
D deficiency and certain drugs. In Africa, few data are available and the
disease prevalence is maybe underestimated. In Senegal, measure of bone mineral
density is recent. In this study, our objective was to determine DEXA patients
profile and epidemiological, clinical characteristics of patients for
densitometry examination. Thus, 43 cases were collected; lumbar and femoral
sites were evaluated. Median lumbar T-score was 0.91 and the femoral T-score
was 0.16. Osteopenia was found in 35% of patients and osteoporosis in 26%. Bone
Mineral Density was abnormal in 60% of cases. This study is another proof of
documented reality of osteoporosis in Senegal. It determines frequency in a
population at risk. For the future, it opens way for further larger studies to
get better profile of the patients and prevalence osteoporosis in Senegal.