title: Calcium and vitamin D plasma concentration and nutritional intake status in patients with chronic spinal cord injury: A referral center report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nutritional status influences bone health spinal cord injury (SCI). This study evaluates serum levels of 25-hydroxy-vitamin-D and calcium along with dietary intakes in patients with chronic SCI.
  
  
  METHODS
  Total of 160 patients participated in this investigation. Dietary intakes were assessed by semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire. Serum calcium, phosphorus and 25(OH)-vitamin-D level were measured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean of serum calcium and 25(OH)-vitamin-D were 9.54 ± 0.64 mg/dl (standard error of the mean [SE]: 0.05) and 13.6 ± 10.99 μg/dl (SE: 0.9), respectively. Dairy intake was below recommended amount (1.8 ± 0.74 per serving (SE: 0.06), recommended: 4). A high prevalence (53.1%) of Vitamin D deficiency (25(OH) Vitamin D <13 ng/ml) was found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study shows below adequate intake of calcium and Vitamin D in Iranian patients with SCI. These results insist on the importance of dietary modifications among these patients.
authors.affiliation: Brain and Spinal Injury Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Abbas Norouzi
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Javidan
authors.affiliation: Brain and Spinal Injury Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hadis
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sabour
authors.affiliation: Brain and Spinal Injury Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Sahar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Latifi
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammadreza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vafa
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Farzad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shidfar
authors.affiliation: Brain and Spinal Injury Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Khazaeipour
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Payame Noor University, Karaj Unit, Karaj, Iran.
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shahbazi
authors.affiliation: Department of Statistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahimi
authors.affiliation: Brain and Spinal Injury Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed-Hassan Emami
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Razavi
keywords: Calcium; diet; spinal cord injury; vitamin D