Inadequate calcium and vitamin D intake and osteoporosis risk in older Americans living in poverty with food insecurities.

ABSTRACT: Poverty may be a barrier to acquiring adequate nutrient levels for the prevention of osteoporosis. Age and nutritional intake are major factors that contribute to osteoporosis prevalence. This study examined the relationship between markers of poverty with calcium / vitamin D intake and osteoporosis. A cross-sectional analysis of the United States population was performed using National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 2007-2010 and 2013-2014 for older US adults (n = 3,901 participants, 50 years old and older). Odds of inadequate calcium / vitamin D intake and dietary supplement use and risk of probable osteoporosis were calculated in order to determine the relative difference and possible associations between household income, the Family Monthly Poverty Level Ind

SUBMITTER: Marshall K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7343143 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature