An investigation of the association between omega 3 FA and bone mineral density among older adults: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey years 2005–2008
Mangano KM, Kerstetter JE, Kenny AM, Insogna KL, Walsh SJ. An investigation of the association between omega 3 FA and bone mineral density among older adults: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey years 2005–2008. Osteoporosis International 2013, 25: 1033-1041. PMID: 24121998, PMCID: PMC3969769, DOI: 10.1007/s00198-013-2501-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine bone mineral densityLumbar spine bone mineral densityBone mineral densityTotal femur bone mineral densityFemoral neck bone mineral densityFemur bone mineral densityNeck bone mineral densityFA supplement useSupplement useMineral densityFemoral neckNational HealthOlder adultsDietary omega-3 fatty acid intakeGreater femoral neck BMDHigher spine bone mineral densityHigher lumbar spine bone mineral densityOmega-3 fatty acid intakeDietary omega 3 FAHip bone mineral densityOmega-3 intakeFatty acid intakeNutrition Examination SurveyOmega-3 FAMultivariable regression models