title: [Effect of vitamin D on bone mineral density; bone strength and fracture prevention].
abstract: Although vitamin D improves bone mineral density 0.66% per year at spine site and 1.23% per year at femoral neck site, respectively, vitamin D is useful for preventing osteoporotic fractures, especially hip fractures in the elderly. Vitamin D affects microstructure and bone turnover for osteoporotic bone to become strong bone. And vitamin D improves muscle function to prevent falls in the elderly. Moreover the appropriate amount and treatment target of vitamin D must be considered for the elderly with many different diseases.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Osteoporosis.
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okuizumi
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harada
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D000818:Animals; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D