SEASONAL-VARIATION IN 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN-D AND PARATHYROID-HORMONE CONCENTRATIONS IN HEALTHY ELDERLY PEOPLE

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HEGARTY, V
WOODHOUSE, P
KHAW, KT
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[1] Clinical Gerontology Unit, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, F and G Block, Level 2, Hills Road
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10.1093/ageing/23.6.478
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R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
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03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
Seasonal variation in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone concentration was examined longitudinally in 96 community-dwelling men and women aged 65-74 years. Mean 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration was lowest in winter (22.7 mmol/l) and highest in summer (35.4 mmol/l); mean parathyroid hormone concentration was highest in winter (3.55 pmol/l) and lowest in summer (3.24 pmol/l): these seasonal variations were highly significant (p < 0.0001). Parathyroid hormone concentrations were inversely related to 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations (p < 0.0001). Seasonal variation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone concentration is marked in older healthy adults in Britain. Even in summer, mean 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are low; maintaining more optimal vitamin D levels in the general population may have clinical and public health benefits.
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