Prevalence of osteoporosis in the Iranian population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The prevalence of osteoporosis increases as the population ages. The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the prevalence of osteoporosis among the general population ≥ 50 years old in Iran.

Methods

Multiple databases including Scopus, WOS, Medline, Embase, and Persian databases (SID and Magiran) were systematically searched to identify relevant research papers. All population-based studies estimating the prevalence of osteoporosis in the Iranian population were included and imported into Endnote software. Two authors independently reviewed the articles. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to assess the risk of bias. Statistical analysis was performed using Stata software, and a significance level of 0.05 was applied to th

SUBMITTER: Fahimfar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11196456 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature