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Association between vitamin D status and long-term falls-related hospitalization risk in older women.

Marc SimKun ZhuJoshua R LewisJonathan M HodgsonRichard L Prince
Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2021)
In community-dwelling older Australian women, maintaining plasma 25OHD at 75 nmol/L or above may confer benefits to muscle function and long-term prevention of injurious falls requiring hospitalization. This relationship appears to be independent of better physical function observed in women with higher 25OHD levels.
Keyphrases
  • community dwelling
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • skeletal muscle
  • type diabetes
  • physical activity
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • insulin resistance
  • middle aged