Abstract:
This work is aimed to know about bone
mineral density and its influence on bone health.
For a preliminary study 30 patients of Nuclear
Medicine Centre at Comilla, Bangladesh were
chosen. After thorough physical observation and
medical examination, their bone mineral density
(BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) at
different sites were measured using Dual Energy
X-ray Absorptiometer (DEXA). Correlations
between BMD and BMC values at different sites
of the skeleton were studied. A large incidence of
reduced bone mass has been observed. The BMD
results for lumber spine (L2-L4) showed a
variation with age presenting a distribution,
somewhat like an exponential curve. Correlation
coefficients suggest that measurement at any site
of the skeleton is a competent predictor of fracture
at all sites. In addition, BMD and BMC scans of
10 volunteers of age group 5 to 25 were obtained
through DEXA at Nuclear Medicine Center,
Rajshahi. In the distribution. there was an almost
steady rise of BMD with age.
