Association of Low Vitamin D Levels With the Frailty Syndrome in Men and Women

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Authors

Michelle Shardell · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Gregory E. Hicks · University of Delaware

Ram R. Miller · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Stephen B. Kritchevsky · Wake Forest University

Ditte Caroline Andersen · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Stefania Bandinelli · Agenzia Regionale di Sanità della Toscana

Antonio Cherubini

Abstract

Vitamin D insufficiency was associated with frailty in men, but not in women. Results suggest that PTH mediates the relationship between 25(OH)D and nonenergy expenditure aspects of frailty.

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Vitamin D Research Studies Nutrition and Health in Aging Frailty in Older Adults

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Published in: The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Volume 64A, Issue 1, pp. 69-75

DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gln007

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