Hypovitaminosis D in patients scheduled to undergo orthopaedic surgery: a single-center analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vitamin D is essential for optimal bone health and muscle function. An alarmingly high rate of vitamin-D deficiency in the general population has been reported recently. The purpose of the present study was to characterize the extent of low serum levels of vitamin D among orthopaedic surgery patients.

Methods

We performed a retrospective chart review of 723 patients who were scheduled for orthopaedic surgery between January 2007 and March 2008. Preoperative serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels were measured. The prevalence of normal (≥32 ng/mL), insufficient (<32 ng/mL), and deficient (<20 ng/mL) vitamin-D levels was determined. Logistic regression was used to assess risk factors for insufficient (<32 ng/mL) 25(OH)D levels.

Results

Overall, 43% of all

SUBMITTER: Bogunovic L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2945929 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature