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)

• Published in: Current medical research and opinion Vol. 29; no. 4; p. 305
• 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
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.04.2013
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bone and Bones - physiology; Bone Density; Calcium, Dietary - therapeutic use; Dietary Supplements - adverse effects; Female; Fractures, Bone - prevention & control; Humans; Middle Aged; Osteoarthritis - drug therapy; Osteoporosis - drug therapy; Postmenopause; Vitamin D - administration & dosage; Vitamin D - blood; Vitamin D Deficiency - blood; Vitamin D Deficiency - drug therapy; Vitamin D Deficiency - mortality
• ISSN: 1473-4877
• DOI: 10.1185/03007995.2013.766162

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