Dietary patterns explaining differences in bone mineral density and hip structure in the elderly: the Rotterdam Study

Evidence on the association between dietary patterns, measures of hip bone geometry, and subsequent fracture risk are scarce.The objective of this study was to evaluate whether dietary patterns that explain most variation in bone mineral density (BMD) and hip bone geometry are associated with fracture risk.We included 4028 subjects aged ≥55 y from the Rotterdam study. Intake of 28 food groups was assessed with the use of food-frequency...