Vitamin D insufficiency over 5 years is associated with increased fracture risk-an observational cohort study of elderly women.
Författare
Summary, in English
This study of elderly Swedish women investigated the association between chronic vitamin D insufficiency and osteoporotic fractures occurring between ages 80-90. The incidence and risk of hip and major osteoporotic fractures was significantly higher in elderly women with low vitamin D levels maintained over 5 years.
Avdelning/ar
- Ortopedi - klinisk och molekylär osteoporosforskning
- Klinisk kemi, Malmö
- Diabetes - Clinical Obesity
- EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
Publiceringsår
2014
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
2767-2775
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Osteoporosis International
Volym
25
Issue
12
Fulltext
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Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Springer
Ämne
- Orthopedics
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Nutrition and Dietetics
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Orthopedics - Clinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research
- Clinical Chemistry, Malmö
- Diabetes - Clinical Obesity
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1433-2965