date:Jun 01, 2012
ect on physical function.
Study details
Houston and her co-workers analyzed data from 2,099 elderly people participating in the Health, Aging and Body Composition study.This is one of the first studies to look at the association of vitamin D and the onset of new mobility limitations or disability in older adults,she said.
Results showed that 29% of participants had blood levels of vitamin D, measured as 25- hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), below 50 nmol/L and 36% had 25(OH)D levels between 50 and