Vitamin D insufficiency in male osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is an important public health issue among men, affecting up to 20% of all men in the United States >50 years of age. The social and economic costs of male osteoporosis are profound but can be minimized by a preventive approach, including early identification and treatment of men at risk for this potentially crippling disease. As part of this preventive approach, clinicians should screen susceptible patients for vitamin D deficiency, a commonly occurring, highly correctable risk factor for osteoporosis. Appropriate detection of vitamin D deficiency in men at risk for osteoporosis and adequate correction of this deficiency will significantly reduce morbidity and mortality associated with male osteoporosis.
Miller
Ellen H
EH
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA. emiller@southsidehospital.org
D002112:Calcifediol / Q000097:blood; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D014807:Vitamin D; D002112:Calcifediol