Greater Fruit Intake was Associated With Better Bone Mineral Status Among Chinese Elderly Men and Women: Results of Hong Kong Mr. Os and Ms. Os Studies

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 309-315

  Liu, Zhao min ^a   Leung, Jason ^a   Wong, Samuel Yeung shan ^a   Wong, Carmen Ka Man ^a   Chan, Ruth ^a   Woo, Jean ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bone mineral content; Bone mineral density; Chinese elderly population; Fruits and vegetables

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; BONE DENSITY; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FRUIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE; VERY ELDERLY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BONE DENSITY; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84934440204     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.11.001     Document Type: Article

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