Nutritional habits of woman with and without ostheoporosis with special overview on calcium intake 2

Cilj je ovog rada bio utvrditi i usporediti prehrambene navike, kakvoću prehrane (s osobitim osvrtom na kalcij) i indeks tjelesne mase (BMI) u zdravih žena i žena oboljelih od osteoporoze starijih od 45 godina. U istraživanju su korišteni opći upitnik, upitnik za provjeru znanja o osteoporozi i 24-satno prisjećanje unosa hrane i pića. Istraživanjem je bilo obuhvaćeno 128 ispitanica (64 zdrave i 64 sa osteoporozom). Uz rezultate dobivene tim metodama, utvrđeni su i antropometrijski parametri ispitanica (tjelesna masa i tjelesna visina). Rezultati dobiveni metodom 24 satnog prisjećanja ne pokazuju statistički značajne razlike unosa većine nutrijenata unutar dvije skupine ispitanica (sa i bez osteoporoze), ali pokazuju značajnu razliku s obzirom na prehrambeni standard i dijetetičke preporuke. U obje skupine ustanovljen je premalen unos energije, ugljikohidrata i previsok unos soli, proteina i masti. Neki mikronutrijenti kao što su željezo i kalcij pokazuju zabrinjavajuće niske vrijednosti. Ispitanice obje skupine gotovo su podjednako upućene u osteoporozu. Neke stavke općeg upitnika rezultatski odvajaju skupine žena sa i bez osteoporoze ( dob prve menstruacije). Dobiveni rezultati potvrđuju važnost prehrane i znanja o prehrani u prevenciji osteoporoze te navode na zaključak o nužnosti edukacije ženske populacije o važnosti pravilne prehrane, ali i tjelesne aktivnosti i ostalih životnih navika u prevenciji bolesti i podizanju kvalitete života.The aim of this study was to determine and compare dietary habits, nutrition quality (with special overview on calcium intake) and body mass index (BMI) of women (age group 45 ≤ years). In the research were used common habits questionnaire, questionnaire of osteoporosis knowledge and 24 hour recall of food and beverage intake. The research included 128 women (64 healthy and 64 with osteoporosis). Besides the results gained by those three methods, the anthropometric parameters were also determined (weight and height). The results showed statistically non significant difference between two groups of women (with and without osteoporosis), but significant difference according to dietary recommendation and nutrition standard. Daily intake of energy and carbohydrates was below recommended intake while the intake of proteins, fats and salt was higher than recommended intake. Some micronutrients like calcium and iron were very low. Knowledge of osteoporosis is very similar in both of groups of women. Common habits questionnaire showed some significant difference between group of healthy women and those with osteoporosis (age of menarche). Given results undoubtedly show the importance of dietary habits and the knowledge of food intake in the prevention of the osteoporosis. It has been shown as necessary to educate the female population about the importance of adequate food intake, but also about physical activity and other life habits in prevention of diseases and raising the quality of life