Habitual tea drinking and bone mineral density in postmenopausal Turkish women: Investigation of prevalence of postmenopausal osteoporosis in turkey (IPPOT study)


Kara I. H., AYDIN S., Gemalmaz A., Akturk Z., Yaman H., BOZDEMİR N., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR VITAMIN AND NUTRITION RESEARCH, vol.77, no.6, pp.389-397, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 77 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1024/0300-9831.77.6.389
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR VITAMIN AND NUTRITION RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.389-397
  • Keywords: postmenopausal women, osteoporosis, prevalence, education, habitual tea consumption, OSTEOBLASTIC MC3T3-E1 CELLS, RISK-FACTORS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, FRACTURE RISK, OLDER WOMEN, IDENTIFICATION, CONSUMPTION, COHORT, MASS
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: In this epidemiological report, we assessed the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis (OP) in postmenopausal Turkish women and the relationship between body mass index (BMI), and some nutritional factors (habitual tea, coffee, tobacco, and milk product consumption) with OP.