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Objective:The relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) values and nutritional status as well as serum copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), selenium (Se) and manganese (Mn) levels in postmenopausal women has not been fully elucidated. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether there is a relationship between BMD values and nutritional status as well as serum Cu, Zn, Se and Mn levels by evaluating the nutritional status of postmenopausal women based on the BMD values using an objective index.Materials and Methods:The study included 105 postmenopausal women who were divided into the following 3 groups: Controls (control group, n=30, T-score >-1.0), patients with osteopaenia (osteopaenia group, n=30, T-score >-2.5) and patients with osteoporosis (osteoporosis group, n=45, T-score ≤-2.5). Moreover, the nutritional status of the patients was determined using the prognostic nutritional index (PNI), which is calculated based on the serum albumin levels and total lymphocyte count. Further, serum Cu, Zn, Se and Mn levels were also determined. The relationship between BMD and PNI as well as the serum levels of Cu, Zn, Se and Mn was investigated.Results:The mean age and body mass index (BMI) of the participants were found to be similar in all the groups [control group (age, 63.4±5.2 years; BMI, 33.7±5.6 kg/m2); osteopaenia group (age, 64.6±5.3 years; BMI, 33.5±5.9 kg/m2) and osteoporosis group (age, 65.8±5 years; BMI, 30.9±7.2 kg/m2)]. In the osteoporosis group, the PNI and serum albumin, Cu and Zn levels were significantly lower than those in the control group (p |
