Research Article

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

Table 2

Dietary habit of respondents (n=169).

VariablesFrequency (%)

Food Habit
 Vegetarian22(13%)
 Non-vegetarian147(87%)
Milk and milk products consumption
 Daily109(64.5%)
 Once a week60(35.5%)
Green Vegetables consumption
 Daily136(80.5%)
 Once in week33(19.5%)
Fish consumption
 Never22(13%)
 Daily20(11.8%)
 Once in week127(75.1%)
Daily calcium intake
 <500 mg92(54.44%)
 500 to 999 mg71(42.01%)
 ≥1000 mg6(3.55%)