Lipid Profiles as a Possible Contributor to Osteoporosis

Objectives: Reducing bone density is a major health problem in society. There is no general agreement on the relationship between serum lipids and bone mineral density. This study was conducted to investigate the association between lipid profile and osteoporosis. Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 1500 subjects were randomly selected from Tehran. BMD was measured in pelvic, spine and total body by DEXA using the lunar device. Collected data imported to SPSS v19.0 and linear regression was performed as an analytic test. Statistical significant was defined as P-values less than 0.05. Results: Totally 1500 subjects participate in this study (age 40.88±11.58yr), 62% of subjects were female (n=930) and 38% were male (n=570). Age, sex and menopausal status were related to pelvic BMD (p-value