Association of physical exercise and calcium intake with bone mass measured by quantitative ultrasound.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interventions other than medications in the management of osteoporosis are often overlooked. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of physical activity and calcium intake with bone parameters.

Methods

We measured the heel T-score and stiffness index (SI) in 1890 pre- and postmenopausal women by quantitative ultrasound (QUS) and assessed physical activity and dietary calcium intake by questionnaire. Participants were divided according to their weekly physical activity (sedentary, moderately active, systematically active) and daily calcium consumption (greater than or less than 800 mg/day).

Results

SI values were significantly different among premenopausal groups (p = 0.016) and between sedentary and systematically active postmenopausal

SUBMITTER: Dionyssiotis Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2858094 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature