borderline significantp=0.06
DISCUSSION The results of this cross sectional study indicate relatively high average consumption of dairy products (35.04±16.34 portions/week) by study subjects, of whom 143 (77.3%) reached the recommended threshold of 3 portions of dairy products per day ( 18 , 19 ); no statistically significant differences were noticed between different groups created on the basis of BMD, but a borderline significant difference of BMDT3 compared to lower BMD tertiles (p=0.06) ( Table 3 ).