Journal article
Correlates of mid-radius bone density among postmenopausal women: a community study
The American journal of clinical nutrition, Vol.41(5), pp.1045-1053
1985
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/41.5.1045
PMID: 3873171
Abstract
We surveyed mid-radius bone density in a geographically-defined population of 324 women, 55-80 years old from two small, demographically-similar communities whose water supply provided 60 mg/l and 375 mg/l of elemental calcium. Mean community calcium intakes were 964 mg/day and 1329 mg/day respectively. Bone density, measured by photon densitometry, was correlated with physical measurements, medical history, and reported nutritional intake. Mid-radius bone density decreased with age while the following additional factors were independently and positively associated with bone density: humeral muscle area (p = 0.0001), extended estrogen use (p = 0.0004), thiazide use (p = 0.0029), and vitamin D intake (p = 0.0104). Estimated total calcium intake alone did not significantly correlate with bone density; however, mean bone density was significantly greater in persons whose calcium intake was greater than 800 mg/day, consumed concurrently with vitamin D in amounts greater than 400 IU (p = 0.0342), the Recommended Daily Allowance of these two nutrients.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Correlates of mid-radius bone density among postmenopausal women: a community study
- Creators
- MaryFran R Sowers - Univ. Iowa, coll. medicineRobert B Wallace - University of IowaJon H Lemke - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The American journal of clinical nutrition, Vol.41(5), pp.1045-1053
- DOI
- 10.1093/ajcn/41.5.1045
- PMID
- 3873171
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Clin Nutr
- ISSN
- 0002-9165
- eISSN
- 1938-3207
- Publisher
- American Society for Clinical Nutrition
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1985
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984363623302771
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