Low vitamin D levels linked to mobility difficulties for the elderly
date:Jun 01, 2012
75 nmol/L.

Both groups were at a significantly higher risk of developing mobility limitation and mobility disability over 6 years of study, compared with participants with vitamin D levels over 75 nmol/L.

We observed about a 30 percent increased risk of mobility limitations for those older adults who had low levels of vitamin D, and almost a two-fold higher risk of mobility disability,said Houston.

The vitamin plays an important role in muscle function, she added, so it is biologically plausi
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