Associations between a high ‘calcium, potassium and protein’ dietary pattern, osteopenia and osteoporosis in older adults in Malaysia

• Vaidehi Ulaganathan,
• Geeta Appannah,
• Subashini C. Thambiah,
• Swan Sim Yeap,
• Intan Nureslyna Samsudin,
• Salmiah Md-Said,
• Siti Yazmin Zahari-Sham,
• Fen Lee Hew,
• Subapriya Suppiah

Affiliations

Vaidehi Ulaganathan

Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Sciences, UCSI University, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur

Geeta Appannah

Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

Subashini C. Thambiah

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

Swan Sim Yeap

Puchong Medical Specialist Centre, Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Medicine, Subang Jaya Medical Centre, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Intan Nureslyna Samsudin

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

Salmiah Md-Said

Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

Siti Yazmin Zahari-Sham

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

Fen Lee Hew

Puchong Medical Specialist Centre, Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Medicine, Subang Jaya Medical Centre, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Subapriya Suppiah

Department of Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia