Functionality and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in institutionalized older adults
<p><b>OBJECTIVES:</b> To evaluate the frequency of hypovitaminosis D among older adults and its association with the level of functionality.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> This cross-sectional observational study of older adults residing in a non-profit long-term care facili...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia |
| Repositorio: | Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ggaging.com:1805 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ggaging.com/details/1805 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | older adult long-term care facility vitamin D functional status. |
| Sumario: | <p><b>OBJECTIVES:</b> To evaluate the frequency of hypovitaminosis D among older adults and its association with the level of functionality.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> This cross-sectional observational study of older adults residing in a non-profit long-term care facility assessed functionality with the Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living. Vitamin D levels were classified as: deficient (< 20 ng/mL), insufficient (21-29 ng/mL), or normal (≥ 30 ng/mL). We used the chi-square test and Student's <i>t</i>-test to compare dichotomous and continuous variables, respectively. Analysis of variance with Tukey's post hoc test was used to assess differences between groups.<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> The sample consisted of 63 individuals whose mean age was 81 (61-113) years: 36 (55.4%) women and 27 (44.6%) men. The mean vitamin D level was 18.6 ng/mL, being < 30 ng/mL in 84.1%. The level was normal in 10 (15.9%), insufficient in 17 (27%), and deficient in 36 (57.1%). Vitamin D deficiency was present in 76.5% of those with total functional dependence (Katz = 5-6).<br> <b>CONCLUSIONS:</b> We observed a high frequency of hypovitaminosis D, especially vitamin D deficiency, which was very common among those with significant functional dependence.</p> |
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