Vitamin D insufficiency and hyperparathyroidism in a Low income, multiracial, Elderly population

This report examines the wintertime vitamin D and PTH status of 308 participants in the Boston Low Income Elderly Osteoporosis Study of noninstitutionalized low income elderly men and women (age, 64-100 yr) living in subsidized housing in Boston, MA. Twenty-one percent of the 136 black subjects and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2000-11, Vol.85 (11), p.4125-4130
Hauptverfasser:	HARRIS, Susan S, SOTERIADES, Elpidoforos, COOLIDGE, Jo Anna, MUDGAL, Sharmilla, DAWSON-HUGHES, Bess
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of Daily Living African Americans African Continental Ancestry Group Aged Analysis. Health state Biological and medical sciences Boston - epidemiology Calcifediol - blood Calcium - blood Cultural Diversity Diet Educational Status Epidemiology European Continental Ancestry Group Female General aspects Humans Hyperparathyroidism - complications Hyperparathyroidism - epidemiology Male Medical sciences Parathyroid Hormone - blood Poverty Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Risk Factors Seasons Smoking Vitamin D Deficiency - complications Vitamin D Deficiency - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	This report examines the wintertime vitamin D and PTH status of 308 participants in the Boston Low Income Elderly Osteoporosis Study of noninstitutionalized low income elderly men and women (age, 64-100 yr) living in subsidized housing in Boston, MA. Twenty-one percent of the 136 black subjects and 11% of the 110 whites had very low plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) concentrations (
ISSN:	0021-972X 1945-7197
DOI:	10.1210/jc.85.11.4125