Is there a relationship between diet quality and bone health in elderly women? A cross-sectional study
Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online)
; 65(5): 609-616, 2021. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Objective:
To evaluate whether there is a relationship between diet quality and bone health in a group of elderly Brazilian women. Subjects andmethods:
A cross-sectional study was performed with 105 elderly women. Participants were evaluated regarding diet quality (good, needing improvement, and poor) and its relationship with bone mineral density (BMD), bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BSAP), and C-telopeptide (CTX).Results:
Fifty eight participants (55.2%) presented a poor-quality diet and 47 (44.8%) required dietary improvements, while no subjects presented a good quality diet. The group requiring dietary improvements had lower CTX [0.35 (0.05;1.09) vs. 0.52 (0.10;1.45); p = 0.03)] and BSAP (38.7 ± 12.9 U/L vs. 46.10 ± 15.2 U/L; p < 0.01) levels than the poor-quality diet group. Groups did not differ in terms of BMD.Conclusion:
In this group of elderly Brazilian women, there was a relationship between diet quality and bone health, where worse diet quality was associated with higher levels of bone remodelling markers.Palabras clave
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Huesos
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Densidad Ósea
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online)
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ENDOCRINOLOGIA
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METABOLISMO
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2021
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