Association of Lifestyle and Food Consumption with Bone Mineral Density among People Aged 50 Years and Above Attending the Hospitals of Kathmandu, Nepal

Table 1

Characteristics of respondents (n=169).

Variables	Mean± S.D.
Age (in years)	63.46± 9.784
Height	152.5760±7.32034
Weight	60.0994±11.59607
BMI	25.7784±4.48414
Daily calcium intake (in mg)	520.4488±296.97648
Daily dietary vitamin D intake (in IU)	578.6688±435.53989
BMD value (T-score in S.D.)
LS Spine-AP	-1.6976±1.66812
Right Femur-AP	-1.2284±1.38104
Left Femur-AP	-1.2538±1.37720
Variables	Frequency (%)
Sex
Male	38(22.5%)
Female	131(77.5%)
Age
50 to 59 Years	67(39.6%)
60 years and above	102(60.4%)
BMI
Underweight	0(0%)
Normal	71(42%)
Overweight	98(58%)
Smoking habit
Yes	21(12.4%)
No	148(87.6%)
Alcohol intake
Yes	53(31.4%)
No	116(68.6%)
Daily Tea intake
Yes	149(88.2%)
No	20(11.8%)
Daily exercise
Yes	67(39.6%)
No	102(60.4%)