Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Vitamin D has a potentially beneficial role in insulin resistance, but there is a lack of evidence in elderly. We report preliminary results of an ongoing study that investigated the effect vitamin D replacement treatment (12 weeks) on insulin resistance and metabolic parameters in elderly people with normal glucose tolerance.Methods/design: The study’s eligibility criteria were body mass index <30.0 kg/m2, creatinine le...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate whether monthly ibandronate improves hip bone mineral density (BMD) to the same degree as weekly risedronate in osteoporotic elderly.Material and methods: Eighty-one older adults with osteoporosis, age ranging from 65 to 95 years (mean: 77.5 years) were completed the study. Patients were treated either ibandronate 150 mg once monthly (n=56) and risedronate 35 mg once weekly (n=25). Chan...