Association between dietary patterns and low bone mineral density among adults aged 50 years and above: findings from the North West Adelaide Health Study (NWAHS)

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dc.contributor.authorMelaku, Y.
dc.contributor.authorGill, T.
dc.contributor.authorAdams, R.
dc.contributor.authorShi, Z.
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractStudies on the association between dietary patterns and bone mineral density (BMD) have reported inconsistent findings. Data from the North West Adelaide Health Study, a population-based cohort study undertaken in Australia, were used to assess this association among adults aged 50 years and above. In this specific study, 1182 adults (545 males, 45·9 %) had dietary data collected using a FFQ and also had BMD measurements taken using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Factor analysis with principal component method was applied to ascertain dietary patterns. Two distinct dietary patterns were identified. Pattern 1 ('prudent pattern') was characterised by high intake of fruits, vegetables, sugar, nut-based milk, fish, legumes and high-fibre bread. In contrast, pattern 2 ('Western pattern') was characterised by high levels of processed and red meat, snacks, takeaway foods, jam, beer, soft drinks, white bread, poultry, potato with fat, high-fat dairy products and eggs. Compared with the study participants in the first tertile (T1, lowest consumption) of the prudent pattern, participants in the third tertile (T3) had a lower prevalence of low BMD (prevalence ratio (PR)=0·52; 95 % CI 0·33, 0·83) after adjusting for socio-demographic, lifestyle and behavioural characteristics, chronic conditions and energy intake. Participants in T3 of the Western pattern had a higher prevalence of low BMD (PR=1·68; 95 % CI 1·02, 2·77) compared with those in T1. In contrast to the Western diet, a dietary pattern characterised by high intake of fruits, vegetables and dairy products is positively associated with BMD.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityYohannes Adama Melaku, Tiffany K. Gill, Robert Adams and Zumin Shi
dc.identifier.citationBritish Journal of Nutrition, 2016; 116(8):1437-1446
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0007114516003366
dc.identifier.issn0007-1145
dc.identifier.issn1475-2662
dc.identifier.orcidMelaku, Y. [0000-0002-3051-7313]
dc.identifier.orcidGill, T. [0000-0002-2822-2436]
dc.identifier.orcidAdams, R. [0000-0002-7572-0796]
dc.identifier.orcidShi, Z. [0000-0002-3099-3299]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/112208
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.rights© The Authors 2016
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/s0007114516003366
dc.subjectDietary patterns; bone mineral density; adults; Australia
dc.titleAssociation between dietary patterns and low bone mineral density among adults aged 50 years and above: findings from the North West Adelaide Health Study (NWAHS)
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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