Association between vitamin D intake and bone mineral density in Koreans aged >= 50 years: analysis of the 2009 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey using a newly established vitamin D database

摘要

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Vitamin D plays an important role in skeletal growth and maintenance and in the prevention of various diseases. We investigated the relationship between vitamin D intake and bone mineral density (BMD) in Korean adults aged >= 50 years using the 2009 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data.