Bone Mineral Density, Biochemical Bone Turnover Markers and Factors associated with Bone Health in Young Korean Women
- Authors
- Park, Young-Joo; Lee, Sook Ja; Shin, Nah-Mee; Shin, Hyunjeong; Kim, Yoo-Kyung; Cho, Yunjung; Jeon, Songi; Cho, Inhae
- Issue Date
- 10월-2014
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC NURSING SCIENCE
- Keywords
- Bone density; Biochemical markers; Body composition; Nutrients; Women
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF KOREAN ACADEMY OF NURSING, v.44, no.5, pp.504 - 514
- Indexed
- SCIE
SSCI
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF KOREAN ACADEMY OF NURSING
- Volume
- 44
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 504
- End Page
- 514
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/97317
- DOI
- 10.4040/jkan.2014.44.5.504
- ISSN
- 2005-3673
- Abstract
- Purpose: This study was done to assess the bone mineral density (BMD), biochemical bone turnover markers (BTMs), and factors associated with bone health in young Korean women. Methods: Participants were 1,298 women, ages 18-29, recruited in Korea. Measurements were BMD by calcaneus quantitative ultrasound, BTMs for Calcium, Phosphorus, Osteocalcin, and C-telopeptide cross-links (CTX), body composition by physical measurements, nutrients by food frequency questionnaire and psychosocial factors associated with bone health by self-report. Results: The mean BMD (Z-score) was -0.94. 8.7% women had lower BMD (Z-score <=-2) and 14.3% women had higher BMD (Z-score >= 0) than women of same age. BTMs were not significantly different between high-BMD (Z-score >= 0) and low-BMD (Z-score<0) women. However, Osteocalcin and CTX were higher in women preferring caffeine intake, sedentary lifestyle and alcoholic drinks. Body composition and Calcium intake were significantly higher in high-BMD. Low-BMD women reported significantly higher susceptibility and barriers to exercise in health beliefs, lower bone health self-efficacy and promoting behaviors. Conclusion: Results of this study indicate that bone health of young Korean women is not good. Development of diverse strategies to intervene in factors such as exercise, nutrients, self-efficacy, health beliefs and behaviors, shown to be important, are needed to improve bone health.
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