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- Title
The Relationship between Bone Health Parameters, Vitamin D and Iron Status, and Dietary Calcium Intake in Young Males.
- Authors
Malczewska-Lenczowska, Jadwiga; Surała, Olga; Granda, Dominika; Szczepańska, Beata; Czaplicki, Adam; Kubacki, Rafał
- Abstract
Vitamin D, calcium, and iron are micronutrients crucial for bone health. However, their effect has been studied primarily in the cortical bone, with vitamin D status being assessed mainly from the total 25(OH)D serum fraction. The study aimed to investigate the impact of vitamin D (total and free fraction) and iron status (i.e., serum ferritin or soluble transferrin receptor) and calcium intake (ADOS-Ca questionnaire) on lumbar cortical and trabecular bone. In a cohort of 113 male subjects (76 athletes, 37 non-athletes) aged 15–19, the lumbar spine status (Z-score, bone mineral apparent density (BMAD), and trabecular bone score (TBS)) was determined using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Relationships between the examined micronutrients and bone health parameters were observed only in athletes. Free 25(OH)D was significantly (p < 0.001) correlated with Z-score and BMAD, while total 25(OH)D (p < 0.001) and iron status (ferritin, Fe stores; p < 0.01) correlated solely with BMAD. Free 25(OH)D and ferritin concentrations were the best determinants of bone status (R2 = 0.330; p < 0.001) and explained 25% and 7% of the BMAD variance, respectively. No relationships were found between the micronutrients and TBS. The results confirmed the positive influence of vitamin D and iron on cortical, but not trabecular, bone status solely in physically active subjects. In athletes, free 25(OH)D seems to be a superior indicator of bone health to a total 25(OH)D fraction.
- Subjects
TRANSFERRIN; PHOTON absorptiometry; FOOD consumption; FERRITIN; MEN; VITAMIN D; RESEARCH funding; BONE density; DIETARY calcium; MICRONUTRIENTS; LUMBAR vertebrae; IRON compounds; ADULTS; ADOLESCENCE
- Publication
Nutrients, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 2, p215
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu16020215