Vitamin D supplementation in elderly or postmenopausal women: a 2013 update of the 2008 recommendations from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO)

Abstract Background:Vitamin D insufficiency has deleterious consequences on health outcomes. In elderly or postmenopausal women, it may exacerbate osteoporosis. Scope:There is currently no clear consensus on definitions of vitamin D insufficiency or minimal targets for vitamin D concentrations and p...

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Published in:Current medical research and opinion 2013-04, Vol.29 (4), p.305-313
Main Authors: Rizzoli, R., Boonen, S., Brandi, M.-L., Bruyère, O., Cooper, C., Kanis, J.A., Kaufman, J.-M., Ringe, J.D., Weryha, G., Reginster, J.-Y.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Bone and Bones - physiology
Bone Density
Bone health
Calcium, Dietary - therapeutic use
Dietary Supplements - adverse effects
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Female
Fractures, Bone - prevention & control
General & internal medicine
Guidance
Human health sciences
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous. Osteoarticular involvement in other diseases
Médecine générale & interne
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis - drug therapy
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis - drug therapy
Osteoporosis. Osteomalacia. Paget disease
Postmenopause
Sciences de la santé humaine
Supplementation
Vitamin D
Vitamin D - administration & dosage
Vitamin D - blood
Vitamin D Deficiency - blood
Vitamin D Deficiency - drug therapy
Vitamin D Deficiency - mortality
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Summary:Abstract Background:Vitamin D insufficiency has deleterious consequences on health outcomes. In elderly or postmenopausal women, it may exacerbate osteoporosis. Scope:There is currently no clear consensus on definitions of vitamin D insufficiency or minimal targets for vitamin D concentrations and proposed targets vary with the population. In view of the potential confusion for practitioners on when to treat and what to achieve, the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) convened a meeting to provide recommendations for clinical practice, to ensure the optimal management of elderly and postmenopausal women with regard to vitamin D supplementation. Findings:Vitamin D has both skeletal and extra-skeletal benefits. Patients with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-(OH)D) levels 50 nmol/L. Similar relationships have been reported for frailty, nonvertebral and hip fracture, and all-cause mortality, with poorer outcomes at
ISSN:0300-7995
1473-4877
1473-4877
DOI:10.1185/03007995.2013.766162