title: Age-related endocrine deficiencies and fractures of the proximal femur. II implications of vitamin D deficiency in the elderly.
abstract: In the United Kingdom, as many as 60% of institutionalized people who are not taking vitamin D supplements may be deficient. Both impaired mineralization and a hyperparathyroidism-related increase in bone turnover have been identified in the presence of vitamin D deficiency. Recent interventional data have confirmed the role of vitamin D deficiency in the pathogenesis of senile osteoporosis and indicated the need to maintain serum cholecalciferol levels within the normal range in elderly people.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boonen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aerssens
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dequeker
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000209:etiology; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A