title: Nutrition and Osteoporosis: Preliminary data of Campania Region of European PERsonalised ICT Supported Service for Independent Living and Active Ageing.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Bone impairment and malnutrition are associated with significant disability and mortality. PERSSILAA is an European project developing health services to detect and prevent frailty in older adults by addressing cognitive, physical and nutritional.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subjects underwent anthropometric measurements, calcaneal quantitative ultrasound (QUS) scan and PREDIMED (PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea) questionnaire.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the association between adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD) and bone health.
  
  
  RESULTS
  87 subjects (4 males and 83 females) 70.1±4.9 aged, were examined. Mean Body Mass Index (BMI) was 28.7±4.7(kg/m(2)): in particular 28 subjects (32.2%) resulted obese, 42 (48.3%) overweight, and only 17 (19.5%) with normal weight. Mean T score was -1.2±1.2: in particular 13 subjects (14.9%) resulted osteoporotic; 43 (49.5%) osteopenic; and 31 (35.6%) with normal bone mineral density. Regarding adherence to MD, 9 subjects (10.3%) were poorly adherent; 41 (47.2%) average adherent; 37 (42.5%) highly adherent. T-score was associated with PREDIMED score and osteoporotic subjects presented the lowest PREDIMED score (5.8±2.2).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These preliminary data show a significant correlation between the adherence to the MD and bone health parameters. The association between MD and bone health highlights the potential beneficial effects of nutritional interventions promoting a Mediterranean food pattern, as safe adjuvant treatment in ageing.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vuolo
authors.affiliation: IOS & Coleman S.r.l, Naples; Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barrea
authors.affiliation: IOS & Coleman S.r.l, Naples; Italy.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Savanelli
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Savastano
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rubino
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scarano
authors.affiliation: Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University, and R&D Unit, Federico II University Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soprano
authors.affiliation: Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University, and R&D Unit, Federico II University Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Illario
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colao
authors.affiliation: IRCCS SDN Napoli.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Somma
keywords: Mediterranean diet; ageing; nutrition; osteoporosis