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10684164

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-3-20
pubmed:abstractText
Bone loss has both age-related and menopausal components. The causes of age-related bone loss are multifactorial. In order to establish vitamin D status in women in our city (34 degrees S), calcidiol levels were assessed in 357 ambulatory women aged 40-90 years. One hundred and eighty were evaluated during summer time and 177 during winter time. We also evaluated intact PTH values in a subgroup of 231 women and this allowed us to document the prevalence of secondary hyperparathyroidism. Summer levels of calcidiol were significantly higher than in winter: 25.3 +/- 8.5 vs 21.3 +/- 7.4 ng/ml (p < 0.001). We found 4.4% of calcidiol levels < 10 ng/ml (2.2% in summer and 6.6% in winter). Prevalence of calcidiol between 10-20 ng/ml reached 67% in winter and went down to 25% during summer. Prevalence of secondary hyperparathyroidism was 5.2%. Even though prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was low, a great proportion of ambulatory women had calcidiol levels between 10-20 ng/ml. These values would not be sufficient for elderly people and could result in increased calcium mobilisation and further bone loss.
pubmed:language
spa
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0025-7680
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
449-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
[Vitamin D status in women living in Buenos Aires].
pubmed:affiliation
Instituto de Investigaciones Metabólicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina. efradinger@idim.com.ar
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract