Author(s): Swati Ashok Mahajan

Abstract:
Calcium is an essential component in bone formation, Without supply of sufficient calcium bones can becomes thin, bristle and occurs rickets in children’s and osteomalacia in adults. So calcium and vitamin D protects older adults from osteoporosis, Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens the bones making them thinner and less dense leading to fracture. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 30% of postmenopausal women suffer from osteoporosis. It has been reported that around six crore people in India have osteoporosis and 80% of them are women. The peak incidence of osteoporosis in India occurs 10-20 years earlier than in western countries. Based on t score of BMD obtained, participants were labelled as normal (T-score up to-1), osteopenia (t-score-1.1 to-2.4) and osteoporosis (t-score-2.5). These observations were taken in village camp of Jalna District. While normal respondent were very less i.e., 9% of which 2% male and 7% female were observed. Over all prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis was 63% and 28% respectively.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/23957476.2025.v11.i2g.1902