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. 2022 Nov 8;14(1):116–125. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.13111

Table 2.

Characteristics of the total study sample

n Median [IQR] Freq. (%)
Age, year 1569 71 [68–75]
Women 882 (56.2)
BMI, kg/m2 1530 26.1 [23.8–28.9]
Smoking 1565
Never 827 (52.8)
Former 663 (42.4)
Current 75 (4.8)
Alcohol intake, g/d 1543 5.3 [0.2–13]
Energy intake, kcal/d 1570 1852 [1578–2168]
Calcium intake, mg/d 1569 901 [702–1153]
Vitamin D intake from food, μg/d 1408 2.9 [1.8–4.1]
Vitamin D intake from food + supplements, μg/d 1569 3.2 [2.0–4.8]
Serum 25(OH)D concentrations, nmol/L 1363 61.0 [45.2–78.0]
Vitamin B‐12 intake, μg/d 1366 4.3 [3.0–6.2]
Serum vitamin B‐12 concentrations, pmol/L 1215 357 [281–443]
Hip fracture past 12 months 1405 25 (1.8)
Fracture other than hip past 12 months 163 7 (4.3)
One or more falls past 12 months 1244 172 (12.3)
Diagnosis of osteoporosis 1401 172 (12.3)
MNA 1312 14 [12–14]
Malnourished 13 (1.0)
At risk of malnutrition 184 (14.0)
Normal nutritional status 1115 (85.0)
Total protein intake, g/d 1570 74.5 [64.1–87.0]
Total protein intake, g/kg/d 1566 1.03 [0.88–1.22]
Plant protein intake, g/d 1570 26.5 [21.5–32.2]
Animal protein intake, g/d 1570 45.7 [36.1–55.3]
Total body BMD, g/cm2 1570 1.10 [1.01–1.20]
Spine BMD, g/cm2 1369 1.04 [0.92–1.18]

25(OH)D, 25‐hydroxyvitamin D; BMD, bone mineral density; BMI, body mass index; IQR, interquartile range; MNA, Mini Nutritional Assessment.