Open AccessNo relation between vitamin D status and physical performance in the oldest old: results from the Belfrail study
Author(s) -
Cathy Matheï,
Gijs Van Pottelbergh,
Bert Vaes,
Wim Adriaensen,
Damien Gruson,
JeanMarie Degryse
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afs186
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d and neurology , vitamin d deficiency , prospective cohort study , population , parathyroid hormone , cohort , grip strength , sarcopenia , balance (ability) , endocrinology , physiology , physical therapy , calcium , environmental health
vitamin D deficiency is a well-known cause of bone loss and fractures but its association, especially among the oldest old, with muscle weakness is less obvious.
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