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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY SCIENCE
Volume 28, Issue 3, Pages 725-730Publisher
SOC PHYSICAL THERAPY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.28.725
Keywords
Osteoporosis; Vitamin C intake; Physical activity
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- Food Functionality Evaluation program under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs [PJ01009002]
- Korea Food Research Institute
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[Purpose] To investigate associations between vitamin C intake, physical activity, and osteoporosis among Korean adults aged 50 and over. [Subjects and Methods] This study was based on bone mineral density measurement data from the 2008 to 2011 Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey. The study sample comprised 3,047 subjects. The normal group was defined as T-score >= -1.0, and the osteoporosis group as T-score <= -2.5. The odds ratios for osteoporosis were assessed by logistic regression of each vitamin C intake quartile. [Results] Compared to the lowest quartile of vitamin C intake, the other quartiles showed a lower likelihood of osteoporosis after adjusting for age and gender. In the multi-variate model, the odds ratio for the likelihood of developing osteoporosis in the non-physical activity group significantly decreased to 0.66, 0.57, and 0.46 (p for trend = 0.0046). However, there was no significant decrease (0.98, 1.00, and 0.97) in the physical activity group. [Conclusion] Higher vitamin C intake levels were associated with a lower risk of osteoporosis in Korean adults aged over 50 with low levels of physical activity. However, no association was seen between vitamin C intake and osteoporosis risk in those with high physical activity levels.
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