Vitamin D insufficiency tied to risk of osteoporosis in ageing women: Study
Low Vitamin D serum levels are associated with low bone mineral density in ageing women, suggests a study published in the Archives of Osteoporosis.Vitamin D insufficiency positively and significantly correlated with speed of sound (SOS) and stiffness index thereby indicating that low vitamin D levels predispose women to heightened risk of osteoporosis.
A group of Japanese authors conducted a study that showed an association between serum concentrations of vitamin D and bone health among community-dwelling adults in Japan after adjustment for confounding factors, with 730 participants in a city, with concentrations of 25(OH) vitamin D, and with parameters of quantitative ultrasound.
Their primary objective was to examine the correlation between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration and bone indicators as measured by quantitative ultrasound in middle-aged and older Japanese adults living in low-latitude seaside areas during summer and autumn.
The calcaneus stiffness index (SI), with its variables of broadband ultrasound (BUA) and speed of sound (SOS) help identify post-menopausal women with low bone mineral density (BMD) and/or osteoporotic fracture.
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