The Use of Bone Density Scan in Monitoring Treatment Response in Patients Diagnosed with Osteoporosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of osteoporotic patients from 2016 to 2019.

Variables	Number (%)/mean (SD)
Age	58.10 (11.463) years
31 to 40 years	1 (2.0%)
41 to 50 years	13 (25.5%)
51 to 60 years	16 (31.4%)
61 to 70 years	15 (29.4%)
71 to 80 years	4 (7.8%)
81 to 90 years	2 (3.9%)
Duration of osteoporosis	2.82 (1.85) years
Nationality
Local	8 (15.7%)
Expats	43 (84.3%)
Ethnicity
Asian	34 (66.7%)
White	15 (29.4%)
Black	1 (2%)
Hispanic	1 (2%)
Gender
Male	3 (5.9%)
Female	48 (94.1%)
Smokers
Yes	12 (23.5%)
No	39 (76.5%)
Calcium intake (supplements)
Yes	37 (72.5%)
No	14 (27.5%)
Coffee intake (>2 cups)
Yes	28 (54.9%)
No	22 (43.1%)
History of fracture
Yes	11 (21.6%)
No	40 (78.4%)
BMI
Underweight	1 (2.0%)
Normal weight	24 (47.1%)
Overweight	14 (27.5%)
Obese	12 (23.5%)