Serum 25(OH)D-3 vitamin status of elderly Finnish women is suboptimal even after summer sunshine but is not associated with bone density or turnover



: Pekkarinen T, Turpeinen U, Hamalainen E, Loyttyniemi E, Alfthan H, Valimaki MJ

Publisher: BIOSCIENTIFICA LTD

: 2010

: European Journal of Endocrinology

: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY

: EUR J ENDOCRINOL

: 1

: 162

: 1

: 183

: 189

: 7

: 0804-4643

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1530/EJE-09-0739


Conclusions: Vitamin D status of elderly Finnish women is suboptimal if 25(OH)D-3 levels of 50 or 75 nmol/l are used as a threshold. It is moderately increased by supplement intake and summer sunshine. However, 25(OH)D-3 concentrations did not influence bone density in terms of serum PINP and bone turnover rate.



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