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dc.creatorRodríguez Portales,José A
dc.date2001-08-01
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dc.identifierhttps://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872001000800002
dc.identifier.urihttps://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/115489
dc.descriptionBackground: Low vitamin D levels are a risk factor for osteoporosis. In the Northern hemisphere, a high frequency of low vitamin D levels has been detected. The correction of this deficit is associated with a lower fracture risk. Aim: To measure serum vitamin D levels in postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density. Material and methods: 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were measured in 40 postmenopausal women aged 50 to 74 years old, with a spine bone mineral density of less than 2 standard deviation of the values for young individuals. Serum calcium, phosphorus and calcium dietary intake were also measured. Results: Mean serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were 32.2 ± 12.5 ng/ml. No correlation between vitamin D levels and other measured variables was observed. Using a cutoff value of 15 ng/ml, two women had low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. Conclusion: In this sample of postmenopausal women, vitamin D deficiency was infrequent (Rev Méd Chile 2001; 849-52).
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dc.publisherSociedad Médica de Santiago
dc.relation10.4067/S0034-98872001000800002
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceRevista médica de Chile v.129 n.8 2001
dc.subjectBone demineralization, pathologic Bone density
dc.subjectMenopause
dc.subjectVitamin D deficiency
dc.titleHipovitaminosis D en mujeres postmenopáusicas con masa ósea baja en la Región Metropolitana


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