Open AccessAn Age-Related Decrease in Creatinine Clearance Is Associated with an Increase in Number of Falls in Untreated Women But Not in Women Receiving Calcitriol Treatment
Author(s) -
John C. Gallagher,
Prema B. Rapuri,
Lynette M. Smith
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2006-1153
Subject(s) - calcitriol , medicine , placebo , renal function , population , urology , creatinine , endocrinology , vitamin d and neurology , alternative medicine , environmental health , pathology
Decreased calcitriol production due to impaired renal function may be a significant risk factor for falls in normal aging population.
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