25(OH) vitamin D and functional outcomes in older adults admitted to rehabilitation units: the safari study.
Diana LelliL M Pérez BazanA Calle EgusquizaG OnderA MorandiE OrtolaniM Mesas CervillaC PedoneM InzitariPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2019)
In our study, 25(OH)D concentration showed a positive association with functional outcomes at 3 months. The association is stronger below the usual cutoff for "deficiency." Dosage of 25(OH)D concentration may help identify geriatric rehabilitation patients at risk for a worse functional recovery.