Association between alcohol consumption and Korean young women's bone health: A cross sectional study from the 2008 to 2011 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Abstract

Objectives: To assess the association between alcohol consumption and healthy Korean young women bone by Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scores and drinking consumption; frequency and amount. Design: Cross-sectional study composed of three parts: health interview, health examination, nutrition survey. Setting: 2008-2011 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Participants: Of the 21 303 participants whose bone mineral density (BMD) was assessed, 1176 healthy women aged 19-30 years were selected. Primary and secondary outcome measures: Mean BMD T-scores of the total femur (TF), femur neck (FN) and lumbar spine (LB) by drinking consumption and AUDIT scores, and the odds of having a low BMD (T-score