Calcaneal Ultrasound and Its Relation to Dietary and Lifestyle Factors, Anthropometry, and Vitamin D Deficiency in Young Medical Students.

Background: Bone quality and peak bone mass are greatly affected by lifestyle factors. The objective of the study was to investigate the relationships between anthropometry, dietary and caloric intake, body composition measurements, physical activity, and vitamin D status with quantitative ultrasound-based bone parameters among medical students.

Methods: Both male and female medical college students were included in this study.

Education, occupation and operational measures of sarcopenia: Six years of Australian data.

Objectives: To examine associations of education and occupation with handgrip strength (HGS), lower limb strength (LLS) and appendicular lean mass (ALM).

Methods: Measures of HGS, LLS and ALM (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) were ascertained at baseline in 1090 adults (50-80 years, 51% women), ~3 and 5 years. Education and occupation were self-reported, the latter categorised as high-skilled white collar (HSWC), low-skilled white collar (LSWC) or blue collar.

Polymorphisms in the GC Gene for Vitamin D Binding Protein and Their Association with Vitamin D and Bone Mass in Young Adults.

Objective: To identify DBP gene rs4588 and rs7041 polymorphisms and associate with participants' serum 25(OH)D and BMD levels.

Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study design.

Place And Duration Of Study: Section of Chemical Pathology and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, from July 2014 to September 2015.

COMPARISON OF VITAMIN D REPLACEMENT STRATEGIES WITH HIGH-DOSE INTRAMUSCULAR OR ORAL CHOLECALCIFEROL: A PROSPECTIVE INTERVENTION STUDY.

Objective: To ascertain the frequency of correction of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) with single or multiple doses of oral (p.o.) and intramuscular (i.

Assessing the effect of dietary calcium intake and 25 OHD status on bone turnover in women in Pakistan.

Summary: Bone health assessed in three towns of Karachi, Pakistan in females showed poor calcium intake, vitamin D deficiency, secondary hyperparathyroidism, and high bone turnover. Correlates of high bone turnover included females residing in Saddar Town, underweight females less than 30 years of age from low socio-economic status, and secondary hyperparathyroidism.

Aims: To assess bone health and association of dietary calcium and 25 hydroxy vitamin D with bone turnover in the community-dwelling females of Karachi.

Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its correlates: results of a community-based study conducted in Karachi, Pakistan.

Unlabelled: Of the 305 premenopausal females in a cross-sectional study in randomly selected communities of Karachi, Pakistan, 90.1 % showed to be vitamin D deficient. Age, town of residence, and housing structure were significant predictors of vitamin D levels.