Spinal bone density and calcium intake in healthy postmenopausal women.
1991
Andon M.B. | Smith K.T. | Bracker M. | Sartoris D. | Saltman P. | Strause L.
Dietary calcium intake and bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine (L2-L4) were determined in 131 healthy free-living postmenopausal women (aged 64.7 +/- 7.6 y, average +/- SD). The calcium consumption for the total population was 606 +/- 302 mg/d. Subjects consuming less than the population mean of dietary calcium had significantly lower BMDs than did subjects with intakes above the mean (P < 0.009); these two groups did not differ in basic demographic characteristics. Additional analyses using a stepwise univariate regression model demonstrated that BMD was significantly associated with body weight (P < 0.001) and dietary calcium intake (P < 0.02). These data support the hypothesis that dietary calcium intake is a determinant of skeletal health in postmenopausal women.
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