Volume : IV, Issue : VI, June - 2014

Age–Related Changes in Serum Calcium and Phosphorus Levels in Osteopenic and Osteoporotic Urban Women

Bharathi R, Baby D

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The calcium and phosphorus play a crucial role in the bone health status of an individual. The quantitative ultra sound (QUS) bone densitometry measured at calcaneous bone is used to evaluate the bone strength based on WHO criteria of BMD T–score standard deviation against normal adult mean. Accordingly the women are divided into normal, osteopenic and osteoporotic women. The age–related changes are evaluated by four different age groups viz., 35–44, 45–54, 55–64 and 65–74 years. The results clearly indicated by reduction in serum calcium and phosphorus with progressive age and as the bone health regressed from normal to osteopenia and to osteoporosis. Intervention strategies in dietary modifications by including calcium rich foods might reduce the extent of bone loss and consequences of osteoporotic risk levels in aged and elderly women.

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Bharathi R, Baby D Age-Related Changes in Serum Calcium and Phosphorus Levels in Osteopenic and Osteoporotic Urban Women Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.IV, Issue.VI June 2014

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