Controlling Nutritional Status score and postmenopausal osteoporosis

ObjectiveThis study investigated the association between CONUT score and postmenopausal osteoporosis.MethodsPostmenopausal women who were seen at an outpatient clinic in a tertiary hospital for routine gynecologic examination between January 2017 and June 2022 were included in the study. Based on their T-scores, a total of 423 women were divided into two groups. Group 1 included 216 women with osteoporosis (T-score < -2.5 SD), and group 2 included 207 women with normal bone mineral density (T-score > -1 SD). The formula for the CONUT score corresponds to collection of scores from albumin, total cholesterol, and total lymphocyte count. Higher scores indicate poorer nutritional control.ResultsMean age and mean age at menopause were similar in both groups. The duration of menopause, however, was higher in the women with osteoporosis (11.55 +/- 6.82 vs 9.202 +/- 6.14 y, P < 0.001). The 25-hydroxy vitamin D level was low in both groups. Body mass index of women with normal bone mineral density was higher than that of women with osteoporosis (31.54 +/- 4.19 vs 28.52 +/- 4.43 kg/m(2), P < 0.001). The CONUT scores of the two groups were calculated and found to be higher in women with osteoporosis (3.180 +/- 1.804 vs 0.391 +/- 0.687, P < 0.001). According to the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of the CONUT score for predicting osteoporosis, the area under the curve was calculated as 0.932, with a sensitivity of 86.6% and a specificity of 91.1% (P < 0.001).ConclusionsDiet plays an important role in the development of osteoporosis. In this study, it was shown that there is a relationship between CONUT score and osteoporosis.