Vitamin D status of the elderly in the Vaal region, South Africa

  • W Oldewage-Theron
  • C Grobler

Abstract

Vitamin D status was determined in a sample of 79 elderly people and the results showed that 38% of the elderly had inadequate vitamin D status that was accompanied by various symptoms associated with vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency.

Keywords: elderly, symptoms, vitamin D

Published
2023-03-30
How to Cite
Oldewage-Theron, W., & Grobler, C. (2023). Vitamin D status of the elderly in the Vaal region, South Africa. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 36(1), 43-44. Retrieved from http://sajcn.co.za/index.php/SAJCN/article/view/1648
Section
Letters to the Editor