Age and Spinal Disease Correlate to Albumin and Vitamin D Status.

Anderson Gomes MarinRaphael de Rezende PrataliSamuel Machado MarinCarlos Fernando Pereira da Silva Herrero

Published in: Global spine journal (2021)

Older patients, as well as patients with tumor and infectious pathologies, seem to have a higher prevalence of hypoalbuminemia, inferring malnutrition. There was a low epidemic level of vitamin D concentration, almost all patients presenting some degree of hypovitaminosis D, independent of age, gender and nutritional status.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
spinal cord
prognostic factors
mental health
peritoneal dialysis
case report
spinal cord injury