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Supplemental vitamin D and physical performance in COPD: a pilot randomized trial

Author(s) -

Ken M. Kunisaki,

Bjerk,

Edgington,

Thomas S. Rector

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

international journal of copd

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1178-2005

pISSN - 1176-9106

DOI - 10.2147/copd.s40885

Subject(s) - medicine , copd , placebo , vitamin d and neurology , confidence interval , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , cholecalciferol , vitamin d deficiency , vitamin , alternative medicine , pathology

Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels, commonly observed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are associated with muscle weakness in elderly populations, and vitamin D supplementation appears to improve muscle strength and decrease falls in older individuals. We tested the effect of vitamin D supplementation on physical performance in patients with COPD.

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