title: PILL Series. Vitamin D deficiency.
abstract: Vitamin D deficiency is common and may contribute to osteopenia, osteoporosis and falls risk in the elderly. Screening for vitamin D deficiency is important in high-risk patients, especially for patients who suffered minimal trauma fractures. Vitamin D deficiency should be treated according to the severity of the deficiency. In high-risk adults, follow-up serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration should be measured 3-4 months after initiating maintenance therapy to confirm that the target level has been achieved. All patients should maintain a calcium intake of at least 1,000 mg for women aged ≤ 50 years and men ≤ 70 years, and 1,300 mg for women > 50 years and men > 70 years.
authors: Department of Endocrinology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
authors: Linsey Utami
authors: LU
authors: Gani
authors: Health and Care Integration, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
authors: Choon How
authors: CH
authors: How
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015519:Bone Density; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000517:prevention & control; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002762:Cholecalciferol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000097:blood; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D014807:Vitamin D; D002762:Cholecalciferol; C104450:25-hydroxyvitamin D
keywords: elderly; osteoporosis; vitamin D