Resolution of Vitamin D Insufficiency in Osteopenic Patients Results in Rapid Recovery of Bone Mineral Density

• Published in: The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism Vol. 84; no. 8; pp. 2729 - 2730
• Main Authors: Adams, John S, Kantorovich, Vitaly, Wu, Cindy, Javanbakht, Marjan, Hollis, Bruce W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Oxford University Press 01.08.1999
• Subjects: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D; Bone density; Bone loss; Bone mass; Bone mineral density; Calcium (urinary); Creatinine; Hyperparathyroidism; Osteocalcin; Osteopenia; Osteoporosis; Parathyroid hormone; Spine (lumbar); Vitamin D; Vitamin D2

Vitamin D insufficiency is characterized biochemically by the presence of secondary hyperparathyroidism, which can contribute to bone loss in osteopenic patients. Over a 2-yr period of evaluation of 118 consecutive, free living patients with osteopenia or osteoporosis, we identified 18 subjects with...