title: Hypovitaminosis D in the healthy elderly.
abstract: Hypovitaminosis D is a common finding in the healthy elderly population and has significant sequelae. No clear dietary or sunlight-related risk factors were identified by dietary assessment and modified outdoor score. Fortified liquid milk and vitamin supplements were associated with significantly higher serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. These results emphasise the need for foodstuff fortification and supplement use in the healthy elderly, as well as the 'high-risk' housebound and institutionalised elderly.
authors.affiliation: Mercer's Institute for Research on Ageing, St James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Keane
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Healy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: O'Moore
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Coakley
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011897:Random Allocation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*