Vitamin D inadequacy in postmenopausal women in Eastern Asia
- 16 November 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Informa Healthcare in Current Medical Research and Opinion
- Vol. 24 (1) , 99-106
- https://doi.org/10.1185/030079908x253429
Abstract
Objective: To review data on the prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy and its causes in postmenopausal women in Eastern Asia.Research design and method: Data were obtained from the published biomedical literature as well as abstracts and posters presented at scientific meetings. Using MEDLINE, EMBASE and BIOSIS databases (to July 2007), epidemiological studies were identified using the search terms: ‘human’, ‘vitamin D’, ‘vitamin D deficiency’, ‘vitamin D inadequacy’, ‘vitamin D insufficiency’ and ‘hypovitaminosis D’, ‘osteomalacia’ and ‘osteoporosis’. Additional references were also identified from the bibliographies of published articles.Results: The prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy in studies of postmenopausal women (ambulatory or with osteoporosis or related musculoskeletal disorders) in Eastern Asia ranged from 0 to 92%, depending on the cut-off level of serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol [25(OH)D] that was applied (range ≤6–35 ng/mL [≤15–87 nmol/L]). One large international study found that 71%...Keywords
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