TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing the effect of dietary calcium intake and 25 OHD status on bone turnover in women in Pakistan
AU - Khan, Aysha Habib
AU - Naureen, Ghazala
AU - Iqbal, Romaina
AU - Dar, Farhan Javed
N1 - Funding Information:
Conflicts of Interest The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. The data presented in this manuscript is part of the study “To assess the effect of dietary calcium intake and vitamin D status on bone turnover markers in Pakistani adult females,” which was funded by the Pakistan Science Foundation: Project No. PSF/Res/S-AKU/Med (263). One aspect of this data has been published as “Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its correlates: results of a community-based study conducted on Karachi, Pakistan.” Arch Osteoporosis. DOI 10.1007/ s11657-012-0108-x. This work was awarded best scientific presentation award at the Pakistan Association of Pathologist meeting held at the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan in December 2011. IOF Young Investigator Award: Determination of bone health status in community-dwelling females in Karachi, Pakistan at International Osteoporosis Foundation Regionals—1st Middle East and Africa Osteoporosis Meeting in Dubai (October 19–22, 2011). Abstract was published in Osteoporosis Int. (2011) 22(Suppl. 5):S689-696.
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - Bone health assessed in three towns of Karachi, Pakistan in females showed poor calcium intake, vitamin D deficiency, secondary hyperparathyroidism, and high bone turnover. Correlates of high bone turnover included females residing in Saddar Town, underweight females less than 30 years of age from low socio-economic status, and secondary hyperparathyroidism. Aims: To assess bone health and association of dietary calcium and 25 hydroxy vitamin D with bone turnover in the community-dwelling females of Karachi. Methods: Bone health was assessed in three randomly selected towns of Karachi, Pakistan. One premenopausal female fulfilling the inclusion criteria from each household was included in the study. Dietary calcium was assessed through a food frequency questionnaire and biochemical markers including calcium, phosphates, albumin, magnesium, creatinine, and SGPT, intact parathyroid hormone, 25 hydroxy vitamin D, and N-telopeptide of type I collagen were measured to assess the bone health. Results: Three hundred and five females were included from three towns. Overall, 90.5 % of females had vitamin D deficiency with 42.6 and 23.3 % having secondary hyperparathyroidism and high bone turn over respectively. Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, secondary hyperparathyroidism, and high bone turnover was significantly different among towns. Mean vitamin D levels were significantly low and iPTH levels significantly high in females with high bone turnover. Calcium intake was not significantly different among females with normal, high, and low bone turnover. Correlates of high bone turnover included females residing in Saddar Town, underweight females less than 30 years of age belonging to low socio-economic status, and secondary hyperparathyroidism. Conclusion: Compromised bone health is seen in community-dwelling females of Karachi. There is a need to perform large-scale community-based studies in all age groups to understand the interplay of markers in our population to understand the impact of these variables translating into the risk of osteoporosis.
AB - Bone health assessed in three towns of Karachi, Pakistan in females showed poor calcium intake, vitamin D deficiency, secondary hyperparathyroidism, and high bone turnover. Correlates of high bone turnover included females residing in Saddar Town, underweight females less than 30 years of age from low socio-economic status, and secondary hyperparathyroidism. Aims: To assess bone health and association of dietary calcium and 25 hydroxy vitamin D with bone turnover in the community-dwelling females of Karachi. Methods: Bone health was assessed in three randomly selected towns of Karachi, Pakistan. One premenopausal female fulfilling the inclusion criteria from each household was included in the study. Dietary calcium was assessed through a food frequency questionnaire and biochemical markers including calcium, phosphates, albumin, magnesium, creatinine, and SGPT, intact parathyroid hormone, 25 hydroxy vitamin D, and N-telopeptide of type I collagen were measured to assess the bone health. Results: Three hundred and five females were included from three towns. Overall, 90.5 % of females had vitamin D deficiency with 42.6 and 23.3 % having secondary hyperparathyroidism and high bone turn over respectively. Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, secondary hyperparathyroidism, and high bone turnover was significantly different among towns. Mean vitamin D levels were significantly low and iPTH levels significantly high in females with high bone turnover. Calcium intake was not significantly different among females with normal, high, and low bone turnover. Correlates of high bone turnover included females residing in Saddar Town, underweight females less than 30 years of age belonging to low socio-economic status, and secondary hyperparathyroidism. Conclusion: Compromised bone health is seen in community-dwelling females of Karachi. There is a need to perform large-scale community-based studies in all age groups to understand the interplay of markers in our population to understand the impact of these variables translating into the risk of osteoporosis.
KW - Bone health
KW - Bone turnover
KW - Community females
KW - Karachi
KW - Pakistan
KW - Vitamin D deficiency
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U2 - 10.1007/s11657-013-0151-2
DO - 10.1007/s11657-013-0151-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 24197772
AN - SCOPUS:84886843275
SN - 1862-3522
VL - 8
JO - Archives of Osteoporosis
JF - Archives of Osteoporosis
IS - 1-2
M1 - 151
ER -