Low patient compliance—A major negative factor in achieving vitamin D adequacy in elderly hip fracture patients supplemented with 800 IU of vitamin D3 daily

Abstract Achievement of adequate vitamin D3 level is crucial for the treatment of hip fracture patients. Currently used vitamin D3 supplementation in Israel ranges between 200 and 800 IU/day. The study objectives were to evaluate the effects of 800 IU/day vitamin D3 and 1.200 mg of calcium carbonate...

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Published in:Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 2009-11, Vol.49 (3), p.364-367
Main Authors: Segal, Elena, Zinman, Chaim, Raz, Batia, Ish-Shalom, Sophia
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adherents
Fractured hips
Internal Medicine
Serum
Sick elderly people
Vitamin D
Vitamins
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Summary:Abstract Achievement of adequate vitamin D3 level is crucial for the treatment of hip fracture patients. Currently used vitamin D3 supplementation in Israel ranges between 200 and 800 IU/day. The study objectives were to evaluate the effects of 800 IU/day vitamin D3 and 1.200 mg of calcium carbonate supplementation to achieve adequate vitamin D3 level of 30 ng/ml in elderly hip fracture patients. One hundred and twenty-two elderly patients after surgical hip fracture correction aged 73.0 ± 9.5, who were enrolled in a post-surgical treatment program (PSTP). The patients received 800 IU of vitamin D3 and 1.200 mg of calcium carbonate daily. Serum 25(OH)D and plasma PTH levels were assessed during initial hospital stay and at quarterly follow-up visits for 2 years. At baseline, 120 patients (98.4%) had 25(OH)D serum level
ISSN:0167-4943
DOI:10.1016/j.archger.2008.12.001