Bone status and fracture rates in two regions of Yugoslavia
1979
Matkovic, V. | Kostial, Krista | Šimonović, Ivan | Buzina, Ratko | Brodarec, Ana | Nordin, B.E. Christopher
Extract: Bone status and fracture rates were evaluated by two Yugoslav populations with very different dietary habits. In district A (Podravina) the daily calcium intake was about twice that in district B (Istra). The data suggest that nutrition (in particular the calcium intake) is an important determinant of bone mass in young adults but seems to have little effect on age-related bone loss in either males or females. The main determinant of cortical bone mass in the elderly seems to be the cortical bone mass in middle life. The proximal femur fractures of old people reflect declining cortical bone mass but the distal forearm fractures of middle-aged women are unrelated to cortical bone mass or nutritional status.
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