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Anthropometrics, Bone Mineral Density, and Dietary Intake in a Group of Young Adult Females
Author(s) -
Beiseigel Jeannemarie M.,
NickolsRichardson Sharon M.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
family and consumer sciences research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 1077-727X
DOI - 10.1177/1077727x02030003004
Subject(s) - bone mineral , medicine , anthropometry , endocrinology , body mass index , body weight , vitamin d and neurology , osteoporosis
Associations between anthropometric, body composition, and dietary intake and measures of bone mineral density (BMD) in young‐adult females were explored. Positive associations were found between body weight and TB ( p < .05), lumbar spine (LS) (L 2 ‐L 4 , p < .01), and total proximal femur (TPF) BMD ( p < .0001); body mass index and LS ( p < .05), TPF ( p < .0001), and total forearm BMD ( p < .01); FFST mass and TB ( p < .001), LS ( p < .01), and TPF BMD ( p <.0001), and fat mass and LS ( p < .05) and TPF BMD ( p < .01). LS BMD had negative associations with protein, magnesium, and iron intake (all p < .05). Average vitamin D intake had a positive association with ultradistal forearm BMD ( p < .01). Findings support the positive influence of body weight and soft‐tissue mass on BMD in young adult females.