ArticleDeutsches Arzteblatt international2012
Epidemic vitamin D deficiency among patients in an elderly care rehabilitation facility.
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- The Role of Vitamin D in Stroke Prevention and the Effects of Its Supplementation for Post-Stroke Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2022Review
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- Lack of Seasonal Variations in Vitamin D Concentrations among Hospitalized Elderly Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Influence of combined vitamin DBMJ open · 2020Article
- Prognostic Relevance of Circulating 25OHD Fractions for Early Recovery and Survival in Patients with Hip FractureJournal of clinical medicine · 2018Article
- Vitamin D and airway infections: a European perspective.European journal of medical research · 2016Review
- Association Between Serum 25(OH)D Level and Nonspecific Musculoskeletal Pain in Acute Rehabilitation Unit Patients.JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition · 2016Article
- Vitamin D metabolites and fibroblast growth factor-23 in patients with left ventricular assist device implants: association with stroke and mortality risk.European journal of nutrition · 2016Article
- [Calcium and vitamin D in bone metabolism: Clinical importance for fracture treatment].Der Unfallchirurg · 2015Review
- Vitamin D status among adults in Germany--results from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1).BMC public health · 2015Article
- [Calcium and vitamin D in osteology].Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2015Article
- Vitamin D insufficiency in the elderly orthopaedic patient: an epidemic phenomenon.International orthopaedics · 2015Observational
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Abstract
backgroundMany benefits are ascribed to vitamin D beyond its well-known effects on calcium and bone metabolism. Vitamin D in adequate amounts is apparently beneficial to muscle, lessening the risk of falls and fractures in the elderly. The elderly produce less vitamin D in their skin than younger persons do, and they also spend less time in the sun; they are therefore at greater risk of vitamin D deficiency.
methodsWe used gas chromatography with mass spectrometry coupling to measure the 25-OH-vitamin D level of 1578 elderly persons (72% women) who were consecutively admitted to an elderly care rehabilitation facility in Trier, Germany, from July 2009 to March 2011. Their mean and median age was 82 years.
results89% of the patients had 25-OH-vitamin D deficiency (defined as a level below 20 ng/mL), and 67% had a severe deficiency (below 10 ng/mL). Only 4% had levels in the target range (30-60 ng/mL); none had a level above 100 ng/mL.
conclusionMany of these patients were deficient in vitamin D. Persons of very advanced age need a better supply of vitamin D not only to keep their bones healthy, but also to lessen the risk of falls and fractures.
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