Comparison of bone mineral density and body mass index in postmenapausal women

8- SUMMARY The aim of this study was to determine whether there is any relationship between bone mineral density and body mass index. For this reason, 180 women who refered to Diyarbakır Bilim Medicine Center for measuring bone mineral density, were taken into the study. BMD was assesed by DEXA (Lunar) from prorr imal of femur and L2-L4 zones. In addition, age, weight and height of all cases were reported. The oldest case was 70 years old, the youngest one was 45 years old and the average age of cases was 57,95 ± 6,38. The heighst one was 176 cm and the shortest was 150 cm. The average height was 159,60 ± 3,59. The fattest one was 98 kg and the thinnest was 48 kg. The average weight was 71,86 ± 10,91. Body mass indexes were calculated for all cases. The lowest body mass index calculated was 19,58 and the largest body mass index was 39,83. The average body mass index and standard deviation was 28,28 ± 4,04. At the end of the study, a significant relation was found between body mass index and bone mineral density at femur and L2-L4 areas. Between age decades and bone mineral density in all areas, a significant reverse correlation was found. Also a significant reverse correlation was found between age decades and body mass index too. Key Words: Body Mass Index, Bone Mineral Density. 34