Table 2.
Daily calcium intake from food
| Characteristic | Daily calcium intake from food
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean (SD) | <800 mg | 800–1200 mg | >1200 mg | Pa | |
| Overall | 207 | 1239 (457) | 28% | 53% | 19.3% | |
| Medicationsb | 0.037 | |||||
| Bisphosphonates | 93 | 1365 (448) | 10% | 28% | 62% | |
| Non-bisphosphonates | 70 | 1167 (432) | 19% | 37% | 44% | |
| No treatment | 29 | 1054 (336) | 28% | 34% | 38% | |
| Age (from diet) | <0.0001 | |||||
| 50–64 | 130 | 1314 (461) | 11% | 29% | 60% | |
| 65–74 | 43 | 1209 (460) | 19% | 42% | 40% | |
| ≥75 | 34 | 988 (346) | 41% | 32% | 26% | |
Notes:
a
P values are based on Fisher’s exact test;
b
nine participants reported having taken medication but did not know what it was.
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.