title: The association of dietary quality and food group intake patterns with bone health status among Korean postmenopausal women: a study using the 2010 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Osteoporosis and osteoporosis-related disease are drawing a lot of attention in Korea as one of the serious health problems. Bone health status may be influenced by the general dietary quality and dietary pattern.
  
  
  METHODS
  To determine the relationship between dietary quality and intake patterns and bone health status, the %RNI, NAR, DDS, and food group intake patterns were assessed according to their bone health status for 847 postmenopausal women using the 2010 KNHANES data after eliminating those of likely changing their diet under the advice of doctors or those taking estrogen.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Bone health became worse as dietary quality deteriorated. All NAR and %RNI values were highly associated with bone health levels and the consumption frequency of Ca sources, DDS and the food group intake patterns also confirmed the findings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study confirmed that dietary quality and dietary patterns were important for bone health. Nutritional education on eating foods from the five basic food groups has to be emphasized to prevent osteoporosis among older women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University, 116, Myongji-ro, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi 449-728, Korea.
authors.forename: Gyeongah
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Go
authors.affiliation: Mongolia Center for Improvement of Nutrition (MIN), Ulaanbaatar-13, Mongolia.
authors.forename: Zuunnast
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tserendejid
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University, 116, Myongji-ro, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi 449-728, Korea.
authors.forename: Youngsook
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Yongin Center for Children's Foodservice Management, Gyeonggi 449-704, Korea.
authors.forename: Soyeon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Public Health Promotion Division, Gyeonggi Province, 1, Maesanno 3-ga, Paldal-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi 442-781, Korea.
authors.forename: Younghee
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Min
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University, 116, Myongji-ro, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi 449-728, Korea.
authors.forename: Haeryun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Park
keywords: Dietary quality and intake patterns; KNHANES; bone health; postmenopausal Korean women