Metabolic Syndrome and Vitamin D Level in Old People

National Cheng-Kung University Hospital549 enrolled

Overview

In 2012, a cross-sectional survey sampling 1,966 community-dwelling old people was conducted. Structurized questionnaires were interviewed face-to-face by well-trained staffs. An overnight fasting blood were obtained for biochemistry parameters.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

549

Conditions

Elderly Metabolic Syndrome Vitamin D Deficiency Ostreocalcin Insulin Resistance Obesity Osteoporosis Sarcopenia

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * more than 65-year-old Exclusion Criteria: * excluding empty houses, death, non-ambulatory subjects (subjects with significant disabilities, such as handicapped cerebral vascular accident, cancerous cachexia, unstable chronic diseases or psychiatric disorders, severe arthritis or inflammatory disease), uncomfortable anorexia by any medications, and non-reachable subjects

Locations (1)

Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung Univ Hosp

Tainan, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Osteoporotic fracture rate

Vertebra, non-vertebra, major fracture

Time frame: 5 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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