Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies and their results
Author, year, country | Population study | Gender (F/M) | Study design | Sample size | NBMD | osteopenia | osteoporosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nina, 2005, UK | < 55y/o | 67%F | CS | 24 out of 43 | Femoral: 67% lumbar: 83% | Femoral: 29% lumbar:17% | Femoral: 4% lumbar: 0% |
Kocsis, 2013, Hungary | F < 50 y/o Men⃰ | 73%F 32%M | CS | 113 | Total:46% | Total:36% | Total:18% |
Singh, 2016, US | F < 50 y/o | 56% F | CS | 43 | Total:34.9% | Total:48.8% | Total:16.3% |
Sudheer, 2012, India | < 50 y/o | 55%F 45%M | CS | 54 | Total: 39% | Total:43% | Total:18% |
Pritchard, 2015, UK | < 55 y/o | 66%F 33%M | CS | 89 | Total:56% | Total:28% | Total:5% |
Meyer, 2001,US | Pre/Men**⃰ | 53%F 47% M | CS | 49 out of 128 | Men:20% Pre:50% | Men: 80% Pre: 42% | Men: 45% Pre: %8 |
Szymczak, 2012, Poland | Pre /Men | 83%F 17%M | CC | 35 | Femoral 17% Lumbar; 14% | Femoral:62/8% Lumbar: 57/2 | Femoral 20% lumbar: 28/6 |
Silva, 2015, Brazil | < 50 y/o | No information | CS | 77 | Femoral:40% Lumbar:38.9% | Femoral:46.7% Lumbar:48% | Femoral:13% Lumbar:13% |