Vitamin D Research

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Muscular Weakness and Falls

• Vitamin D-deficiency and post-fracture changes in lower extremity function and falls in women with hip fractures. Osteoporos Int. 2008 Sep;19(9):1283–90.
• Additive benefit of higher testosterone levels and vitamin D plus calcium supplementation in regard to fall risk reduction among older men and women. Osteoporos Int. 2008 Sep;19(9):1307–14.
• Association of serum vitamin D levels with inflammatory response following hip fracture: the Baltimore Hip Studies. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2007 Dec;62(12):1402–6.
• Vitamin D and its implications for musculoskeletal health in women: An update.Maturitas. 2007 Oct 20;58(2):117–37. Review.
• Does vitamin D stop inpatients falling? A randomised controlled trial.Age Ageing. 2007 Sep;36(5):507–13.
• Falls in older adults: risk assessment, management and prevention.Am J Med. 2007 Jun;120(6):493.e1–6.
• Vitamin D status predicts physical performance and its decline in older persons.J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jun;92(6):2058–65.
• Association between vitamin D status and physical performance: the InCHIANTI study.J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2007 Apr;62(4):440–6.
• The effect of cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) on the risk of fall and fracture: a meta-analysis.QJM. 2007 Apr;100(4):185–92. Review.
• Vitamin D supplementation and the prevention of fractures and falls.Age Ageing. 2007 Mar;36(2):232–3; author reply 233.
• A higher dose of vitamin d reduces the risk of falls in nursing home residents: a randomized, multiple-dose study.J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Feb;55(2):234–9.
• Falls—where do we stand?Mo Med. 2007 Jan–Feb;104(1):63–7. Review.
• Favourable and unfavourable effects of exposure to sunlight.Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2007 Jan 13;151(2):118–22. Review In Dutch.
• An age-related decrease in creatinine clearance is associated with an increase in number of falls in untreated women but not in women receiving calcitriol treatment.J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jan;92(1):51–8.
• Concomitant lower serum albumin and vitamin D levels are associated with decreased objective physical performance among Japanese community-dwelling elderly.Gerontology. 2007;53(5):322–8.
• Relationship between 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol levels and functional outcome after hip fracture in elderly patients.Joint Bone Spine. 2006 Dec;73(6):729–32.
• Vitamin D Status in Relation to One-Year Risk of Recurrent Falling in Older Men and WomenThe Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol. 91, No. 8 2980–2985. Aug 2006.
• Knee pain, knee osteoarthritis, and the risk of fracture.Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Aug 15;55(4):610–5.
• Alendronate and vitamin D2 for prevention of hip fracture in Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled trial.Mov Disord. 2006 Jul;21(7):924–9.
• Addressing the musculoskeletal components of fracture risk with calcium and vitamin D: a review of the evidence.Calcif Tissue Int. 2006 May;78(5):257–70. Review.
• Effect of vitamin D replacement on musculoskeletal parameters in school children: a randomized controlled trial.J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Feb;91(2):405–12.
• Should older people in residential care receive vitamin D to prevent falls? Results of a randomized trial.J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Nov;53(11):1881–8.
• The therapeutic effects of alfacalcidol on bone strength, muscle metabolism and prevention of falls and fractures.J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2005 Jul–Sep;5(3):273–84. Review.
• Benefits and requirements of vitamin D for optimal health: a review.Altern Med Rev. 2005 Jun;10(2):94–111. Review.
• Randomised controlled trial of calcium and supplementation with cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) for prevention of fractures in primary care.BMJ 2005;330:1003 (30 April).
• Vitamin D and calcium supplementation prevents severe falls in elderly community-dwelling women: a pragmatic population-based 3-year intervention study.Aging Clin Exp Res. 2005 Apr;17(2):125–32.
• Vitamin D and the elderly.Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2005 Mar;62(3):265–81. Review.
• Recent developments in vitamin D deficiency and muscle weakness among elderly people.BMJ 2005;330:524–526 (5 March). Review.
• Menatetrenone and vitamin D2 with calcium supplements prevent nonvertebral fracture in elderly women with Alzheimer's disease.Bone. 2005 Jan;36(1):61–8.
• Vitamin D deficiency in community older adults with falls of gait imbalance: an under-recognized problem in the inner city.J Nutr Elder. 2005;25(1):7–19.
• Vitamin D supplementation improves neuromuscular function in older people who fall.Age Ageing. 2004 Nov;33(6):589–95.
• Effect of Vitamin D on falls: a meta-analysis.JAMA. 2004 Apr 28;291(16):1999–2006. Review.
• Genetic variation in the human vitamin D receptor is associated with muscle strength, fat mass and body weight in Swedish women.Eur J Endocrinol. 2004 Mar;150(3):323–8.
• A randomised, controlled comparison of different calcium and vitamin D supplementation regimens in elderly women after hip fracture: The Nottingham Neck of Femur (NONOF) Study.Age Ageing. 2004 Jan;33(1):45–51.
• Effect of vitamin D on muscle strength and relevance in regard to osteoporosis prevention.Z Rheumatol. 2003 Dec;62(6):518–21. In German.
• Effects of vitamin D supplementation on strength, physical function, and health perception in older, community-dwelling men.J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003 Dec;51(12):1762–7.
• Serum vitamin D and falls in older women in residential care in Australia.J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003 Nov;51(11):1533–8.
• Effects of vitamin d supplementation on strength, physical performance, and falls in older persons: a systematic review.J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003 Sep;51(9):1219–26. Review.
• Effects of vitamin D and calcium supplementation on falls: a randomized controlled trial.J Bone Miner Res. 2003 Feb;18(2):343–51.
• A rationale for vitamin D prescribing in a falls clinic population.Age Ageing. 2002 Jul;31(4):267–71.
• Neuromuscular and psychomotor function in elderly subjects who fall and the relationship with vitamin D status.J Bone Miner Res. 2002 May;17(5):891–7.
• Vitamin D deficiency, muscle function, and falls in elderly people.Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 Apr;75(4):611–5. Review.
• Vitamin D and muscle function.Osteoporos Int. 2002 Mar;13(3):187–94. Review.
• Determinants of acceptance of a community-based program for the prevention of falls and fractures among the elderly.Prev Med. 2001 Aug;33(2 Pt 1):115–9.
• Vitamin D status, trunk muscle strength, body sway, falls, and fractures among 237 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2001;109(2):87–92.
• Muscle strength, functional mobility and vitamin D in older women.Aging (Milano). 2000 Dec;12(6):455–60.
• Effects of a short–term vitamin D and calcium supplementation on body sway and secondary hyperparathyroidism in elderly women.J Bone Miner Res. 2000 Jun;15(6):1113–8.
• Severe myopathy associated with vitamin D deficiency in western New York.Arch Intern Med. 2000 Apr 24;160(8):1199–203.
• Relationship between muscle strength and vitamin D metabolites: are there therapeutic possibilities in the elderly?Z Rheumatol. 2000;59 Suppl 1:39–41.
• Occult vitamin D deficiency in postmenopausal US women with acute hip fracture.JAMA. 1999 Apr 28;281(16):1505–11.
• Muscle strength in the elderly: its relation to vitamin D metabolites.Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1999 Jan;80(1):54–8.
• Amelioration of osteopenia and hypovitaminosis D by 1alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3 in elderly patients with Parkinson's disease.J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1999 Jan;66(1):64–8.
• Muscle weakness in intensive care patients: initial manifestation of vitamin D deficiency.Intensive Care Med. 1994 Nov;20(8):591–2.
• Vitamin D3 and calcium to prevent hip fractures in the elderly women.N Engl J Med. 1992 Dec 3;327(23):1637–42.
• Muscle weakness in osteomalacia.Lancet. 1976 Mar 20;1(7960):626–9.

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