Selasa, 25 Januari 2011

FACTORS ASSOCIATED TO ADOLESCENTS’ BONE DENSITY

WULANDARI MEIKAWATI
Background: Calcium reqquirement during adolescence is higher than the other period of life. Several studies showed that adolescents’ calcium intake was relatively low, which may result in the higher risk of lower bone density
Objectives: To identify  factors associated to adolescents’ bone density.
Method: The method of this study was survey with a cross sectional approach. The population of  study were  of SMAN 3 Semarang student in grade 1st  and 2nd. Eighty subjects were drawn through a simple random sampling. Characteristics data, sport habits, caffeinated and carbonated drink  comsumption collected  by questionnaire,  protein, calcium, phosphor, and sodium intake by semi quantitative FFQ and bone density by densitometry. Data  analyzed by t-Test, Pearson Product Moment and Rank Spearman Tests.

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