Low and high vitamin D levels in older women associated with increased likelihood of frailty

Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 10:30 in Health & Medicine

A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that lower and higher vitamin D levels were associated with an increased likelihood of frailty in older women. Women with vitamin D levels between 20.0 and 29.9 ng/ml were at the lowest risk of frailty.

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