Ageing men with insufficient vitamin D have a higher mortality risk: no added value of its free fractions or active form.

Marian DejaegerLeen AntonioRoger BouillonHannes MoorsFrederick C W WuTerence W O'NeillIlpo T HuhtaniemiGiulia RastrelliGianni FortiMario MaggiFelipe F CasanuevaJolanta Slowikowska-HilczerMargus PunabEvelien GielenJos TournoyDirk Vanderschueren

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2021)

Ageing men with vitamin D deficiency have a twofold increased mortality risk. Determinations of either the free fractions of vitamin D or measurement of its active form offer no additional information on mortality risks.

Keyphrases

middle aged
cardiovascular events
human health
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type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
risk assessment
climate change