The correlation between dietary calcium intake and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women

Bu çalışma postmenopozal kadınlarda diyetle alınan kalsiyum miktarının kemik mineral yoğunluğu üzerine olan etkisini araştırmak amacıyla planlanmıştır. Bu amaçla, daha önce herhangi bir osteoporoz tedavisi almamış 87 postmenopozal kadın olgu çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Her hastaya günlük kalsiyum tüketimi saptamaya yönelik standart bir sorgulama formu uygulanmış olup, kemik mineral yoğunluğu "Dual Energy X-ray Absorbsiometri" (DEXA) ile ölçülerek L1-L4 ön-arka, L3 lateral ve femur boynu trokanter ve Ward's üçgeni bölgelerine ait T ve Z skorları araştırılmış ve bu skorlar ile diyetle alınan günlük toplam kalsiyum miktarı(mg) arasındaki ilişki, nonparametrik Spearman korelasyon katsayıları ile değerlendirilmiştir. Günlük kalsiyum tüketimi ile 5 ayrı bölgedeki (L1-L4, L3 lateral, Femur boynu, Trokanter ve Ward üçgeni) kemik mineral yoğunluğu, Z-skoru ve T-skoru arasındaki ilişki incelendiğinde sadece L1-L4'teki kemik mineral yoğunluğu ve Z-skoru ile günlük kalsiyum tüketimi arasında yakın bir ilişki bulunduğu saptanmıştır (sırasıyla r= 0.521, p=0.015; r=0.482, p=0.027). Diğer bölgelerde kemik mineral yoğunluğu, T ve Z-skoru ile günlük alınan kalsiyum miktarı arasında bir ilişki olmadığı gözlenmiştir.The present study was performed to assess the relation between dietary calcium intake and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women. For this purpose 87 postmenopausal who had not got any treatment that interacts with bone metabolism previously were enrolled in the study. The standard questionnaire was filled out by a physician to determine the daily calcium intake for each patient. Bone mineral density T and Z scores of L1-L4 region, L3 lateral, femur neck, trochanter and Ward's triangle were assessed. Spearman's nonparametric rank correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the relation between two quantitative variables. In conclusion; only a close relationship was observed between the dietary calcium intake and the bone mass index and Z-score in L1-L4 region (r= 0.521, p=0.015; r=0.482, p=0.027, respectively). No relationship was found between the bone mass index Z and T-score and the dietary calcium intake in remaining four regions

The Correlation Between Dietary Calcium Intake and Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women

The present study was performed to assess the relation between dietary calcium intake and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women. For this purpose 87 postmenopausal who had not got any treatment that interacts with bone metabolism previously were enrolled in the study. The standard questionnaire was filled out by a physician to determine the daily calcium intake for each patient. Bone mineral density T and Z scores of L1-L4 region, L3 lateral, femur neck, trochanter and Ward’s triangle were assessed. Spearman’s nonparametric rank correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the relation between two quantitative variables. In conclusion; only a close relationship was observed between the dietary calcium intake and the bone mass index and Z-score in L1-L4 region (r= 0.521, p=0.015; r=0.482, p=0.027, respectively). No relationship was found between the bone mass index Z and T-score and the dietary calcium intake in remaining four regions

Prevalence of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis in Turkey: A Nationwide Study.

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to estimate the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) in Turkey using the same telephone questionnaire developed for screening RA and SpA in France and used in Serbia and Lithuania. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study was performed in two steps. In step I, the French questionnaire was translated into Turkish and validated through a group of 200 patients (80 males, 120 females; mean age 44.0±13.1 years; range 19 to 75 years) followed up at the rheumatology departments of University Hospitals in Antalya and Ankara. In step II, the validated Turkish questionnaire was administered face-to-face to randomly selected 4,012 subjects (1,670 males, 2,342 females; mean age 41.5±16.8 years; range 16 to 97 years) by trained general practitioners across the country, in 25 prov- inces for case detection. The subjects who were suspected of having RA or SpA in accordance with the questionnaire were invited to the nearest university hospital for rheumatologic examination in order to confirm the diagnosis. RESULTS: In step II, a total of 25 subjects (2 males, 23 females) were diagnosed as RA. The standardized RA prevalence for the general population of Turkey was calculated as 0.56% (95% confidence interval [CI]; 0.33-0.79), 0.10% (95% CI; -0.05-0.25) for males and 0.89% (95% CI; 0.51-1.27) for females. A total of 18 subjects (3 males, 15 females) were diagnosed as SpA. The standardized SpA prevalence for the general population of Turkey was 0.46% (95% CI; 0.25-0.67), 0.17% (95% CI; -0.03-0.37) for males and 0.65% (95% CI; 0.32-0.98) for females. The prevalence of RA was highest in the Northern region (2.00%) and the prevalence of SpA was highest in the Central region (1.49%). CONCLUSION: The prevalences of RA and SpA in Turkey are close to each other and there are significant inter-regional variations in prevalences of both RA and SpA

Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis in Turkey: A nationwide study

Objectives: This study aims to estimate the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) in Turkey using the same telephone questionnaire developed for screening RA and SpA in France and used in Serbia and Lithuania. Material and methods: The study was performed in two steps. In step I, the French questionnaire was translated into Turkish and validated through a group of 200 patients (80 males, 120 females; mean age 44.0±13.1 years; range, 19 to 75 years) followed up at the rheumatology departments of University Hospitals in Antalya and Ankara. In step II, the validated Turkish questionnaire was administered face-to-face to randomly selected 4,012 subjects (1,670 males, 2,342 females; mean age 41.5±16.8 years; range, 16 to 97 years) by trained general practitioners across the country, in 25 provinces for case detection. The subjects who were suspected of having RA or SpA in accordance with the questionnaire were invited to the nearest university hospital for rheumatologic examination in order to confirm the diagnosis. Results: In step II, a total of 25 subjects (2 males, 23 females) were diagnosed as RA. The standardized RA prevalence for the general population of Turkey was calculated as 0.56% (95% confidence interval [CI]; 0.33-0.79), 0.10% (95% CI;-0.05-0.25) for males and 0.89% (95% CI; 0.51-1.27) for females. A total of 18 subjects (3 males, 15 females) were diagnosed as SpA. The standardized SpA prevalence for the general population of Turkey was 0.46% (95% CI; 0.25-0.67), 0.17% (95% CI;-0.03-0.37) for males and 0.65% (95% CI; 0.32-0.98) for females. The prevalence of RA was highest in the Northern region (2.00%) and the prevalence of SpA was highest in the Central region (1.49%). Conclusion: The prevalences of RA and SpA in Turkey are close to each other and there are significant inter-regional variations in prevalences of both RA and SpA. © 2018 Turkish League Against Rheumatism. All rights reserved