DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2020.v08i05.031

Pages: 1323-1325

Objective: In this study our main goal is to assess the pattern of Osteoporosis in Chronic obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Bangladeshi Patients. Method: This observational type study was carried out at the tertiary medical college and hospital from February 2017 to February 2018.A total of 50 patients of acute exacerbation meeting the selection criteria were consecutively included in the sample. Results: most of the patients belong to >40 years age group, 53.30% only 20% patients where female, where 80% were male out of 50 patients, (56.7%) presented with current smoker and only (6.7%) with nonsmoker person. According to T-score in lumbar spine, normal bone mineral density was in (6.7%), osteopenia in (28.3%) and osteoporosis in (65.0%) patients. Conclusion: From our study we can conclude that, our findings highlight the potential value of studying BMD and reinforce the need for earlier identification and targeting of risk factors for osteoporosis as part of the management of COPD. However further study is required for better outcome.