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ArticleAging medicine (Milton (N.S.W))2024

Excess dietary salt is associated with an altered bone strain index, degraded bone microarchitecture, vertebral fractures, and increased prevalence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women-A study from a teaching hospital in southern India.

Rebecca John, Kripa Elizabeth Cherian, Nitin Kapoor, Thomas Vizhalil Paul

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Rebecca JohnDepartment of Endocrinology Christian Medical College and Hospital Vellore India.
Kripa Elizabeth CherianDepartment of Endocrinology Christian Medical College and Hospital Vellore India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9249-3719
Nitin KapoorDepartment of Endocrinology Christian Medical College and Hospital Vellore India.
Thomas Vizhalil PaulDepartment of Endocrinology Christian Medical College and Hospital Vellore India.

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Abstract

Objectives: Excess dietary salt causes increased urinary calcium and this may lead to bone loss. We proposed to study the association between dietary salt intake and bone health in postmenopausal women from southern India. Methods: An observational study in which community-dwelling postmenopausal women were recruited. Daily salt intake and urine calcium/creatinine ratio were assessed. Bone biochemistry and densitometric parameters such as bone mineral density (BMD), trabecular bone score (TBS) vertebral fractures, and bone strain index (BSI) were assessed using Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA). Results: A total of 383 postmenopausal women with a mean ± SD age of 59.8 ± 7.2 years and BMI of 25.2 ± 4.6 kg/m Conclusions: Excess dietary salt is associated with high urinary calcium and compromised bone health among postmenopausal women from southern India. This may be a modifiable risk factor in osteoporosis and warrants further research.

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bone strain indexdietary saltIndiaosteoporosispostmenopausal womentrabecular bone scoreurine calcium

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