Hypovitaminosis D and Associated Risk Factors in Postmenopausal Women

Autor:	Stella Maris Pezzotto, Ana Masoni, Mario Morosano, Roberto Bocanera, Inés Menoyo
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Calcium metabolism Bone mineral medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Parathyroid hormone Physiology Physical exercise medicine.disease vitamin D deficiency Bone remodeling Menopause Endocrinology Internal medicine Vitamin D and neurology Medicine business
Zdroj:	Health. :1180-1190
ISSN:	1949-5005 1949-4998
Popis:	Given the relevance of vitamin D in calcium metabolism homeostatic control, as well as its role as differentiation and cell proliferation modulator, it is important to study its circulating level in patients considered at risk, in order to develop prevention strategies. We studied 77 postmenopausal women with no history of osteoactive drug therapy, corticosteroid intake or diseases that could alter bone metabolism, attending the Menopause Center at the Hospital Provincial del Centenario, Rosario, Argentina. A medical history was taken, and a food consumption frequency questionnaire was applied in order to estimate daily calcium intake. To assess daily physical exercise, work and sports activities were investigated. Serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) and 25(OH)D were measured, and a hip DXA scan was performed in every patient. An inappropriate level of 25(OH)D was observed in 86.3% of patients. The 25(OH)D average value was found within the insufficiency range (
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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