Dietary calcium intake among Iranian adults: Iranian Multicenter Osteoporosis Study (IMOS-2021).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adequate dietary consumption of calcium is crucial in the preservation of bone health and the prevention of osteoporosis. This study investigated the prevalence of insufficient dietary calcium intake among individuals aged ≥50 years in Iran.

Methods

We analyzed data from the Iranian Multicenter Osteoporosis Study (IMOS-2021). Participants aged 50 years and older completed a 168-item food frequency questionnaire. Insufficient dietary calcium intake was characterized as a daily calcium intake of <1000 mg for men aged 50-70 years, and <1200 mg for men over 70 years and women over 50 years and older. Stata v17 statistical software facilitated a survey set analysis to estimate the population's mean and median dietary calcium intake and the prevalence of insufficient di

SUBMITTER: Ghazbani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11508076 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature