Maliheh Arab ۱* - ۱- Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Samaneh Saraeian ۲ - ۲- Imam Hossein Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ghazaleh Fazli ۳ - ۳- Developmental Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Robabeh Ghodssi-Ghassemabadi ۴ - ۴- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Seyyedeh Neda Kazemi ۵ - ۵- School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nasrin Yousefi ۳ - ۳- Developmental Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Background: This study found a way to change the lifestyle and reduced the risk factors of osteopenia in menopause Iranian women.Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed in order to enroll ۵۰ years or older asymptomatic women, who referred to the Imam Hossein medical center, Tehran, Iran for outpatient screening from ۲۰۱۳ up to ۲۰۱۵. A questionnaire including forty-one risk factors was completed and bone mass densitometry (BMD) was done by the DXA method. Bone density of femur and lumbar spine according to standard curves was calculated for each person and was recorded in the questionnaire as a study outcome. Data were analyzed using SPSS ۱۷ software. Significant level was set at ۰.۰۵.Results: In the present study, ۳۱۷ cases participated who had mean age of ۵۲.۴۶ years old. BMD revealed ۲۳۷ (۷۵%) osteopenia or osteoporosis prevalence. Age, menopause age and BMI related to the study outcomes significantly. Cost of each osteoporosis-osteopenia case in ۵۰ years old or older women was ۵۹ Dollars. Osteoporosisosteopenia was significantly related to age (Pvalue = ۰.۰۰۱) and menopause age (Pvalue = ۰.۰۰۳).Conclusions: It is reasonable that ۷۵% osteopenia-osteoporosis will be found by BMD screening in ۵۰ years or older Iranian women, especially if BMI be low and in the early menopause age.Keywords: Osteopenia, Lifestyle, Menopause, Women.Background: This study found a way to change the lifestyle and reduced the risk factors of osteopenia in menopause Iranian women. Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed in order to enroll ۵۰ years or older asymptomatic women, who referred to the Imam Hossein medical center, Tehran, Iran for outpatient screening from ۲۰۱۳ up to ۲۰۱۵. A questionnaire including forty-one risk factors was completed and bone mass densitometry (BMD) was done by the DXA method. Bone density of femur and lumbar spine according to standard curves was calculated for each person and was recorded in the questionnaire as a study outcome. Data were analyzed using SPSS ۱۷ software. Significant level was set at ۰.۰۵. Results: In the present study, ۳۱۷ cases participated who had mean age of ۵۲.۴۶ years old. BMD revealed ۲۳۷ (۷۵%) osteopenia or osteoporosis prevalence. Age, menopause age and BMI related to the study outcomes significantly. Cost of each osteoporosis-osteopenia case in ۵۰ years old or older women was ۵۹ Dollars. Osteoporosisosteopenia was significantly related to age (Pvalue = ۰.۰۰۱) and menopause age (Pvalue = ۰.۰۰۳). Conclusions: It is reasonable that ۷۵% osteopenia-osteoporosis will be found by BMD screening in ۵۰ years or older Iranian women, especially if BMI be low and in the early menopause age. Keywords: Osteopenia, Lifestyle, Menopause, Women.

Osteopenia, Menopause, Iran, Risk Factors