Bahtiri Elton, Islami Hilmi, Hoxha Rexhep, Bytyqi Hasime Qorraj-, Sermaxhaj Faton, Halimi Enis
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Kosovo.
Department of Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Kosovo.
Med Arch. 2014 Aug;68(4):259-62. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2014.68.259-262. Epub 2014 Jul 31.
There is paucity of evidence in southeastern Europe and Kosovo regarding dairy products consumption and association with bone mineral density (BMD). Therefore, the objective of present study was to assess calcium intake and dairy products consumption and to investigate relationship with total hip BMD in a Kosovo women sample.
This cross-sectional study included a sample of 185 women divided into respective groups according to total hip BMD. All the study participants completed a food frequency questionnaire and underwent dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) to estimate BMD. Nonparametric tests were performed to compare characteristics of the groups.
The average dietary calcium intake was 818.41 mg/day. Only 16.75% of the subjects met calcium recommended dietary reference intakes (DRIs). There were no significant differences between low BMD group and normal BMD group regarding average dietary calcium intake, but it was significantly higher in BMDT3 subgroup than in BMDT2 and BMDT1 subgroups.
The results of this study demonstrate significant relationship of daily dietary calcium intake with upper BMD tertile. Further initiatives are warranted from this study to highlight the importance of nutrition education.
在东南欧和科索沃，关于乳制品消费及其与骨矿物质密度（BMD）的关联，证据匮乏。因此，本研究的目的是评估科索沃女性样本中的钙摄入量和乳制品消费量，并调查其与全髋部骨密度的关系。
这项横断面研究纳入了185名女性样本，根据全髋部骨密度将她们分为不同组。所有研究参与者均完成了一份食物频率问卷，并接受了双能X线吸收法（DEXA）以评估骨密度。采用非参数检验来比较各组的特征。
平均膳食钙摄入量为818.41毫克/天。只有16.75%的受试者达到了钙的推荐膳食参考摄入量（DRIs）。低骨密度组和正常骨密度组在平均膳食钙摄入量方面没有显著差异，但在骨密度T3亚组中显著高于骨密度T2和骨密度T1亚组。
本研究结果表明每日膳食钙摄入量与较高骨密度三分位数之间存在显著关系。基于本研究，有必要进一步采取措施强调营养教育的重要性。
