Male osteoporosis has usually been overlooked comparing with female. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that influence hip bone mineral density (BMD) in men to provide male osteoporosis prevention, and to set reference for future health promotion. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 375 males, who participated in health checkups between January 2005 and June 2005. Information on basic data and lifestyle (including smoking status, alcohol consumption, betel nut chewing, exercisehabits, sleep quality) was collected by using a self-administered questionnaire and their hip BMD data were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The results showed that the age has an inverse relationship with hip BMD in the subjects. Hip BMD was positively associated with body height, body weight, BMI, body fat content and level of education. Through the statistical method of multiple analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), we found that hip BMD among nonsmokers were significantly higher than smokers and alcoholconsumers had significantly higher BMD than non-alcoholconsumers (p<0.05). Using multiple linear regression model, we found that age, BMI, smoking more than 5 cigarette per day and alcohol consumption were the independent factors of BMD. In conclusion, smoking habits showed harmful effects on hip BMD while the alcohol consumption showed beneficial effects.
Male osteoporosis has usually been overlooked comparing with female. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that influence hip bone mineral density (BMD) in men to provide male osteoporosis prevention, and to set reference for future health promotion. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 375 males, who participated in health checkups between January 2005 and June 2005. Information on basic data and lifestyle (including smoking status, alcohol consumption, betel nut chewing, exercisehabits, sleep quality) was collected by using a self-administered questionnaire and their hip BMD data were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The results showed that the age has an inverse relationship with hip BMD in the subjects. Hip BMD was positively associated with body height, body weight, BMI, body fat content and level of education. Through the statistical method of multiple analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), we found that hip BMD among nonsmokers were significantly higher than smokers and alcoholconsumers had significantly higher BMD than non-alcoholconsumers (p<0.05). Using multiple linear regression model, we found that age, BMI, smoking more than 5 cigarette per day and alcohol consumption were the independent factors of BMD. In conclusion, smoking habits showed harmful effects on hip BMD while the alcohol consumption showed beneficial effects.