Vitamin D insufficiency over 5 years is associated with increased fracture risk-an observational cohort study of elderly women.

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.

• Author: David Buchebner; Fiona McGuigan; Paul Gerdhem; Johan Malm; Martin Ridderstråle; Kristina Åkesson
• Department/s: Orthopedics - Clinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research; Clinical Chemistry, Malmö; Diabetes - Clinical Obesity; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
• Publishing year: 2014
• Language: English
• Pages: 2767-2775
• Publication/Series: Osteoporosis International
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 12
• Full text: - 550 kB; Download statistics
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25116384?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-014-2823-1
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Springer
• Topic: Orthopedics; Medicinal Chemistry; Nutrition and Dietetics
• Status: Published
• Research group: Orthopedics - Clinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research; Clinical Chemistry, Malmö; Diabetes - Clinical Obesity
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1433-2965