The association between dietary zinc intake and osteopenia, osteoporosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Higher dietary zinc intake was associated with reduced incidence of osteopenia or osteoporosis in patients with RA. Further longitudinal and randomized trials are necessary to validate our findings and explore the underling mechanisms. Adequate dietary zinc intake may beneficial to the bone health in RA patients.
Authors
- Dawei Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4072-0075)
- Deyu Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4211-2751)
- Yang Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7120-4583)
- Guoxun Shi
Institutions
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (CN)
- Xuzhou Medical College (CN)
- Huzhou Normal University (CN)
- Second People’s Hospital of Huai’an (CN)
- Wuxi No.2 People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Published
- 2024-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-07768-5
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Trace Elements in Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.10