ea0016p71 | Bone and calcium | ECE2008
Friedl Claudia
, Dobnig Harald
, Piswanger-Solkner Jutta Claudia
, Obermayer-Pietsch Barbara Maria
, Riedmueller Gunther
, Fahrleitner-Pammer. Astrid
Elderly residents are at high risk for vitamin D deficiency due to immobilization or little opportunity of uv exposure. Decreased cutaneous capacity to form cholecalciferol and diets low in calcium and vitamin D add to this problem.In a prospective cohort study that we performed in 95 institutions in four different provinces of Austria we found that 93% of all patients had a 25(OH)D level ≤20 ng/ml. Aim of this study was to analyse whether differen...