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A positive association of vitamin D deficiency and sarcopenia in 50 year old women, but not men

Summary Background & aims Sarcopenia, loss of muscle mass and function, is one of the major risk factors for metabolic diseases and vitamin D is also positively associated with their prevalence. We examined whether vitamin D deficiency was positively associated with sarcopenia in a gender-specif...

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Published in:Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2014-10, Vol.33 (5), p.900-905
Main Authors: Park, Sunmin, Ham, Jung-O, Lee, Byung-Kook
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Language:English
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Summary:Summary Background & aims Sarcopenia, loss of muscle mass and function, is one of the major risk factors for metabolic diseases and vitamin D is also positively associated with their prevalence. We examined whether vitamin D deficiency was positively associated with sarcopenia in a gender-specific manner in adults aged ≥50 years, independent of other covariates and possible confounders, including body composition, blood tests, including serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels, dietary intake, and hormone replacement therapy in women. Methods This cross-sectional study included 2258 men and 3005 women aged ≥50 years who participated in the 2009–2010 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Sarcopenia was defined as appendicular skeletal muscle mass/body weight
ISSN:0261-5614
1532-1983
DOI:10.1016/j.clnu.2013.09.016