Hypovitaminosis D: A Disease Marker in Hospitalized Very Old Persons at Risk of Malnutrition.

Virginia BoccardiMaria LapennaLorenzo GaggiFrancesco Maria GaraffaMichele Francesco CroceMarta BaroniSara ErcolaniPatrizia MecocciCarmelinda Ruggiero

Published in: Nutrients (2019)

In hospitalized very old subjects, a higher comorbidity burden is associated with lower 25(OH)D serum levels. Hypovitaminosis D was correlated with higher inflammatory status, which, together with the comorbidities burden, negatively influenced the length of hospital stay.

Keyphrases

healthcare
risk factors
oxidative stress
emergency department
adverse drug
acute care