Associations of Baltic Sea and Mediterranean dietary patterns with bone mineral density in elderly women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Dietary quality in relation to bone health has been analysed in relatively few studies. The current study aimed to assess the association of the Baltic Sea diet (BSD) and the Mediterranean diet (MD) with bone mineral density (BMD) among elderly women.

Design

Lumbar, femoral and total body BMD were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry at baseline and year 3. Dietary intake was measured by 3 d food record at baseline. BSD and MD scores were calculated from food and alcohol consumption and nutrient intake. Information on lifestyle, diseases and medications was collected by questionnaires. Longitudinal associations of BSD and MD scores with BMD were analysed using linear mixed models.

Setting

Interventional prospective Kuopio Osteoporosis Risk Factor and

SUBMITTER: Erkkila AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10261526 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature