Relationship Between Nutritional Factors and Hip Bone Density in Individuals with Chronic Stroke

Autor: Mabel M.P. Wan, Frankie P.L. Siu, Samuel K.Y. Li, Susan Chung, Marco Yiu Chung Pang
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Calcified tissue international. 101(3)
ISSN: 1432-0827
Popis: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between dietary habits and hip bone health in community-dwelling individuals with chronic stroke. The usual dietary intake of 94 individuals with chronic stroke (30 women, mean age: 59.0 years) was assessed by a 3-day food record within a single week. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry was used to measure bone mineral density (BMD) at both hips. The results showed that low hip bone mass was found in 59 and 50 of the participants on the affected and unaffected side, respectively. The mean hip BMD was also significantly lower on the affected side than the unaffected side (P
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