Effect of vitamin D insufficiency on the quality of life in the elderly
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2011.12.003
- VernacularTitle:维生素D营养不足对老年人生活质量的影响
- Author:
Donghong KANG
;
Yan WANG
;
Wei CAO
;
Ping WANG
;
Zhiwen LIU
;
Hongmei ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Vitamin D;
Quality of life
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2011;30(12):994-996
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To assess the effect of vitamin D insufficiency on the quality of life in the elderly.Methods A total of 205 cases in health examination center of our hospital were randomly divided into elderly group (aged ≥ 60 years) and middle-aged g roup (aged 45-60 years).The SF-36 Form was adopted to investigate status of body and mental health.Serum 25 (OH)D3 levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Serum 25 (OH) Ds ≤ 49.9 nmol/L was defined as vitamin D insufficiency. ResultsThere were 55 cases (53.9％) with vitamin D insufficiency and 16 cases (15.7％) vitamin D sufficiency in the elderly.The scores of vitamin D insufficiency group in the elderly were lower than of vitamin D threshold and sufficiency groups in fourdimensions,including physical function,physical role,body pain and general health.The scores ofvitamin D insufficiency group in the elderly were also lower than of vitamin D threshold and sufficiency groups in three dimensions,including social functioning,vitality and mental health (F=10.28,9.20,6.60,all P＜0.05).Serum 25(OH)D3 played more important role in scores of the quality of life in the elderly than other factors by stepwise multiple linear regression. ConclusionsThe vitamin D insufficient status widely exists in the elderly,and it might influence their quality of life.
