Dietary and age influences on bone health indices in pre-menopausal Brazilian women: preliminary results of the D-SOL Study

A trend towards higher vitamin D intakes was observed within the older women (O: 3·4 ± 2·4 µg/day; Y: 2·7 ± 1·4 µg/day) whilst calcium intakes were fairly similar between the groups (O: 738·7 ± 234·5 mg/day; Y: 738·76 ± 372·1 mg/day). At the 4 % site, energy-adjusted vitamin D intakes were positively correlated to mass (p = 0·046); iron and vitamin K intakes were positively correlated to trabecular density (p = 0·000). Taken together with intra-ethnic body composition variations, other non-dietary influences upon bone metabolism have an important role in bone health.