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Dietary Vitamin A Intake and Risk for Hip Fracture

1999; American College of Physicians; Volume: 131; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00013

1539-3704

G. Sigurdsson,

Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research

Letters7 September 1999Dietary Vitamin A Intake and Risk for Hip FractureGunner Sigurdsson, MDGunner Sigurdsson, MDReykjavík Hospital, University of Iceland; 108 Reykjavík, Iceland (Sigurdsson)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00013 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:I read with interest Melhus and colleagues' article on the association between vitamin A and bone mineral density and fractures (1). The authors might, however, further discuss the limitations of their study. The bone mineral density part of the study was cross-sectional and included 175 women who were 28 to 74 years of age. Univariate analysis did not show any significant association between bone mineral density and retinol intake (P > 0.2). In multivariate analysis, however, the authors found a significant association without clarifying which additional covariates made the effect of retinol significant. For example, it is well known ...Reference1. Melhus H, Michaëlsson K, Kindmark A, Bergström R, Holmberg L, Mallmin H, et al . Excessive dietary intake of vitamin A is associated with reduced bone mineral density and increased risk for hip fracture. Ann Intern Med. 1998;129:770-8. LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Reykjavík Hospital, University of Iceland; 108 Reykjavík, Iceland (Sigurdsson) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoExcessive Dietary Intake of Vitamin A Is Associated with Reduced Bone Mineral Density and Increased Risk for Hip Fracture Hakan Melhus , Karl Michaelsson , Andreas Kindmark , Reinhold Bergstrom , Lars Holmberg , Hans Mallmin , Alicja Wolk , and Sverker Ljunghall Dietary Vitamin A Intake and Risk for Hip Fracture Håkan Melhus , Karl Michaëlsson , and Andreas Kindmark Metrics Cited ByVitamin A and Bone HealthCalcium from plant sources is beneficial to lowering the risk of osteoporosis in postmenopausal Korean womenVitamin A and retinol intakes and the risk of fractures among participants of the Women’s Health Initiative Observational StudyOsteoporosis: the role of micronutrientsVitamin A and Bone HealthCalcium, vitamin D, and nutrition in elderly adults 7 September 1999Volume 131, Issue 5Page: 392KeywordsBone densityHip fracturesMultivariate analysisVitamin AVitamin D Issue Published: 7 September 1999 CopyrightCopyright © 1999 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...