ea0005p12 | Bone | BES2003
Pajouhi M
, Larijani B
, Hashemipour S
, Adibi H
, Shafaee A
, Sedaghat M
, Khalilifard A
The relationship between vitamin D deficiency and markers of bone metabolism is well established. We assessed, as part of the first Iranian National Osteoporosis Plan (INOP-1), the association between vitamin D deficiency and markers of bone metabolism. 1200 adult men and women, aged 20-69 years, were selected at random for this study in March 2001. Each participant provided a fasting blood sample for measurement of 25(OH)D, PTH, Ca, P, alkaline phosphatase, albumin and total ...