Vitamin D status in patients admitted in a clinic of endocrinology.
Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi
; 118(2): 327-32, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
UNLABELLED Vitamin D deficiency has been known as a global health problem and there were reported moderate to strong inverse associations between 25(OH) D concentrations and cardiovascular diseases, serum lipid concentrations, inflammation, glucose metabolism disorders, weight gain, infectious diseases, multiple sclerosis, mood disorders, declining cognitive function, impaired physical functioning, and all-cause mortality. In Romania there are only a few published reports on vitamin D status among adult population. AIM:
To evaluate vitamin D status in 440 patients those were admitted in our clinic for various endocrine pathology. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
Serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D was measured using chemiluminescence assay. We categorized the vitamin D levels in 3 subgroups (deficiency, insufficiency and sufficiency).RESULTS:
In our study there was a high prevalence of both vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency, while optimal level was observed only in a very small number of patients.CONCLUSIONS:
We demonstrated a high frequency of vitamin D deficiency in general population, especially in elderly and children. There are still many controversies regarding the optimal vitamin D status and the supplementation dosage, so long-term large scale studies are needed regarding efficacy and safety.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Deficiencia de Vitamina D
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Calcifediol
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Endocrinología
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Conservadores de la Densidad Ósea
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Pacientes Internos
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article