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 5

Dietary association with BMD.

ResultFrequencyMean± SDP-Value

Calcium consumption (in mg)
No osteoporosis106572.32±332.520.003
Osteoporosis63433.17±198.43
Vitamin D intake (in IU)574.19±314.82
No osteoporosis106586.19±588.190.863
Osteoporosis63

denotes significant variable, P-Value<0.05, for independent sample t-test.