Vitamin D status of elderly at home and institutionalised in hospital.
In a study of institutionalised and non-institutionalised aged requiring medical care, the biochemical deficiency of vitamin D was noted in over 40 per cent of the subjects, while osteomalacia was diagnosed biochemically in only 5.2 per cent. The vitamin D status demonstrated no relationship to bone density.
D000368:Aged; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood; D013472:Sunlight; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology*
D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols; D008903:Minerals; D014807:Vitamin D; D010758:Phosphorus; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D002118:Calcium