AU - Rahbar, Alireza AU - Nabipour, Iraj TI - The Correlation of Calcium Intake with Bone Mass Density and Bone Turn Over Markers in Adults in Bushehr Province PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - ISMJ JN - ISMJ VO - 13 VI - 2 IP - 2 4099 - http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/article-1-211-en.html 4100 - http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/article-1-211-en.pdf SO - ISMJ 2 ABĀ  - Background: Introduction: Low bone mineral density (BMD) is a major risk factor for osteoporotic fracture. There are emerging evidences, that micronutrients and macronutrients may play a protective role against age related bone loses. In this study the relationship between dietary calcium intake and bone mineral density in adult population was investigated. Methods: A total of 1028 healthy men and women, aged 20-72 years, were randomly selected from 13 clusters in Bushehr port. Dietary calcium intake with a validated FFQ was evaluated. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was used to determine the bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine (L2-L4), distal third of radius, and proximal femur. Serum degradation products of the C-terminal telopeptides of type I collagen (CTX), and osteocalcin were measured by highly specific ELISA methods. Results: There was significant positive age- adjusted linear correlation between dietary calcium intake and femur neck BMD (r=0.06, p CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - ISMJ PG - 93 PT - Original YR - 2010