Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its associated factors among the urban elderly population in Hyderabad metropolitan city, South India

• Главные авторы: Palla Suryanarayana (Автор), Nimmathota Arlappa (Автор), Vadakattu Sai Santhosh (Автор), Nagalla Balakrishna (Автор), Pondey Lakshmi Rajkumar (Автор), Undrajavarapu Prasad (Автор), Banavath Bhoja Raju (Автор), Kommula Shivakeseva (Автор), Kondru Divya Shoshanni (Автор), Madabushi Seshacharyulu (Автор), Jagjeevan Babu Geddam (Автор), Prabhakaran Sobhana Prasanthi (Автор), Rajendran Ananthan (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Deficiency of vitamin D has been associated with various health conditions. However, vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and factors associated with VDD are not well studied, especially among the urban elderly population of India. Aim: To assess the prevalence of VDD and its associated factors am...