BONE STATUS AND FRACTURE RATES IN 2 REGIONS OF YUGOSLAVIA
BONE STATUS AND FRACTURE RATES IN 2 REGIONS OF YUGOSLAVIA
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DOI:
10.1093/ajcn/32.3.540
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
影响因子:
7.1
通讯作者:
NORDIN, BEC
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作者:
MATKOVIC, V;KOSTIAL, K;NORDIN, BEC
Bone status and fracture rates were evaluated in two Yugoslavia populations with very different dietary habits. In district A (Podravina) the daily Ca intake was about twice that in district B (Istra). There were similar but smaller differences in the intakes of other nutrients. In district B metacarpal cortical width was reduced in all age groups of both sexes but the difference tended to decrease with age. The proximal femur fracture rate was higher in district B than district A but there was no difference between the forearm fracture rates in the 2 districts. Bone mass at any age is clearly the result of age and sex and most probably other genetically determined factors but also show that this expression is nutrition related. The data suggest that nutrition (in particular the Ca 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 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.