Vitamin C and osteoporosis in old age.
In a study of 80 reasonably healthy geriatric day hospital attenders, a progressive decline with age in bone mass and ascorbic acid level was noted; however, they were not simultaneous in each individual and there was no statistically significant correlation. Ascorbic acid depletion is not a cause of osteoporosis in old age.
D000368:Aged; D001206:Ascorbic Acid Deficiency / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000209:etiology*