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Dietary Patterns of Greek Adults and Their Associations with Serum Vitamin D Levels and Heel Quantitative Ultrasound Parameters for Bone Health.
Plain-language guide to PMID 31906346 (2020): observational study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc in 741 adults.
Key Facts
- PMID
- 31906346
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Year
- 2020
- Study type
- Observational Study
- Authors
- Grigoriou E et al. (7 authors)
- DOI
- 10.3390/nu12010123
What This Study Did, in Plain Language
What Was Tested
The paper reports a study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc, published as an observational study.
The aim of this study is to investigate the dietary patterns which indicate the nutritional habits of Greek adults and their effects on serum 25(OH)D levels and quantitative ultrasound (QUS) parameters for bone health.
Why It Was Studied
This study is part of OSTEOS, an observational cross-sectional study.
A validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was used for assessment of the population's dietary habits.
Who Took Part
The study group was 741 adults.
The age groups tagged for this paper are adults, middle-aged adults and older adults, both men and women.
In total, 741 adults from rural and urban areas throughout Greece were recruited.
How the Study Was Run
Serum 25(OH)D was measured by enzyme immunoassay; QUS parameters were assessed with an Achilles device.
What Was Measured
A validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was used for assessment of the population's dietary habits.
Principal component analysis (PCA) was carried out for dietary pattern determination, and univariate analysis of variance was used for the assessment of 25(OH)D, broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA), speed of sound (SOS), and stiffness index (SI) determinants.
PubMed files the paper under topics including Age Factors, Body Mass Index, Bone Density, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diet, Diet Surveys and Exercise.
The authors tagged it with the keywords 25(OH)D, Greece, QUS parameters, dietary patterns and lifestyle.
What This Means in Plain Language
This is an observational study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc in 741 adults.
With several hundred people or more, it is a fairly large study for this kind of research.
The publication is from 2020 (Nutrients), a journal based in Switzerland.
More context: the Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc compound page, all human trials.
Our Notes on the Compound
Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc: Magnesium is described as required for AMPK to function.
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