Examines how falls in elderly women are linked to Vitamin D deficiency. Study on older people in residential care showing that vitamin D deficiency remains independently associated with time to first fall; Necessity of vitamin D for the development and maintenance of bones, muscles and brain ...
ContextImproving vitamin D status may be an important modifiable risk factor to reduce falls and fractures; however, adherence to daily supplementation is
Vitamin D deficiency is a common health concern worldwide. We aim to compare the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among older adults (65+) in China and the United States (US). We used data from the 2011 wave of Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) in China (n = ...
Dietary intake of vitamin D and cognition in older women Annweiler C, Schott AM, Rolland Y, Blain H, Herrmann FR, Beauchet O: Dietary intake of vitamin D and cognition in older women: a large population-based study. Neurology 2010; 75(20): 1810-6.FR, Beauchet O: Dietary intake ......
Cancer Site for Healthy Older Women With First Diagnosis of Cancer Receiving Vitamin D3 + Calcium or Placebo Supplementation, by Years in the Study View LargeDownload Supplement 1. Trial Protocol Supplement 2. eFigure 1. Post hoc analysis of Invasive and in situ Cancer-Free Kaplan-Meier ...
(HealthDay) -- In the latest study to look at the effect of vitamin D on fracture risk, Swiss researchers found that taking more than 800 international units (IU) of vitamin D daily could reduce the risk of hip fractures in older women by 30 percent.
Both vitamin D and exercise are suggested to reduce the risk of falls. This study assessed the cost-effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation and exercise, separately and combined, in preventing medically attended injurious falls among older Finnish women. Methods Economic evaluation was conducted ...
Calcium and vitamin D (1200 mg/day + 800 IU) has been shown to reduce hip fracture incidence in older women living in long-term care facilities who had borderline low vitamin D levels. We examined the effect of a short course of calcium and vitamin D on biochemical markers of bone turn...
Question: Does a single annual vitamin D supplement have a beneficial effect on mental well-being, and are higher serum vitamin D levels associated with better mental well-being?-Patients: 2317 women aged 70 or older with an identified risk factor for hip fracture (ie, maternal hip fracture,...
In small case-control studies, obesity was associated with worse vitamin D status. Our aim was to assess the association of adiposity (anthropometric measures as well as dual energy x-ray absorptiometry) with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH-D) and serum PTH levels in a large population-based...