Open AccessVitamin D deficiency, functional status, and balance in older adults with osteoarthritis
Author(s) -
Cláudia Nascimento Montemor,
Marcos Tadeu Parron Fernandes,
Audrey S. Marquez,
Regina Célia PoliFrederico,
Rubens Alexandre da Silva,
Karen Barros Parron Fernandes
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i31.9491
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d deficiency , vitamin d and neurology , balance (ability) , osteoarthritis , physical therapy , population , gastroenterology , pathology , alternative medicine , environmental health
Low vitamin D levels are associated with a more severe case of knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, there are few published reports concerning an association between vitamin D deficiency and functional status of individuals with OA and no reports about postural balance in this population.