THE EFFECT OF SMOKING ON OSTEOPOROSIS

Authors

  • Dunya Mohee Hayder (Iraq) medical physics ,Madenet al-Elem University college
  • F J Alwan(Iraq) medical physics,Madenet al-Elem University college
  • Ansam Qassim Gadhban(Iraq) medical physics,Madenet al-Elem University college

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/UGB5T

Keywords:

Osteoporosis, bones, smoking

Abstract

Osteoporosis is a disease that effects human skeleton that causes a reduction in bones strength, this paper studied the affection of smoking as a risk factor or increasing the possibility of developing on osteoporosis symptoms where the data were collected for 179 persons (78 males and 101 female) and analyzed using the odds ration test(OR), which is a powerful tool in the clinical research field. The risk of developing Osteoporosis was determined using assessments forms for bone –density aspect. The analysis showed a strong effect of smoking on developing Osteoporosis (Odd ratio: OR=2.07).

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Published

2022-12-13

How to Cite

Dunya Mohee Hayder (Iraq), F J Alwan(Iraq), & Ansam Qassim Gadhban(Iraq). (2022). THE EFFECT OF SMOKING ON OSTEOPOROSIS. Web of Scientist: International Scientific Research Journal, 3(12), 315–328. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/UGB5T

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 12 (2022): wos

Section

Articles