1Laboratory of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences of Oujda, Mohammed First University, Oujda, Morocco
2Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Oujda, Mohammed First University, Oujda, Morocco
3Central Laboratory Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, Morocco
*Corresponding e-mail: e.sebbar@ump.ac.ma
Online published on 19 November, 2018.
Calcium intakes of elderly people are often below the recommendations which are 1200 mg/day. The advancing age may be accompanied by a loss of capacity to absorb additional calcium in case of deficiency. The aim of our work is to evaluate the calcium intake in the Moroccan elderly.
The version translated into Arabic dialect Fardellone questionnaire is tested on a sample of 159 subjects aged over 60 years.
The study population includes 87 women (55%), 72 men (45%). The mean calcium intake was respectively 3078 mg by week (that means 440 mg/day). The assessment of calcium intake showed a deficiency and the average consumption of calcium per day is significantly lower than the recommended daily amount for this population. The comparison of both gender found a deficit higher among women than among men.
Evaluation of the calcium intake is an essential tool for better management of metabolic bone diseases.
Calcium intake, Fardellone, Questionnaire, Elderly, Morocco
