Dietary Patterns and Fractures Risk in the Elderly.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Although the role of dietary factors in the prevention of bone loss and fractures has been investigated in many studies, few studies have examined the association between dietary patterns and total body bone density. Our aim was to determine the relations between dietary patterns and whole-body bone mineral density (WB-BMD) and the association between dietary patterns, fractures, and multiple fractures in the elderly.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 177 individuals aged ≥65 years. A dual X-ray absorptiometry scan was performed to measure BMD. Dietary patterns were ascertained by a combination of dietary intake assessment and principal components analysis.

Results

Only three dietary patterns correlated with whole-body bone density. The multivariate-

SUBMITTER: Colica C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5770658 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature