Vitamin D status and its associations with bone mineral density, bone turnover markers, and parathyroid hormone in Chinese postmenopausal women with osteopenia and osteoporosis
BackgroundVitamin D is a key factor in bone metabolism, yet vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency are prevalent among postmenopausal women, with potential repercussions on bone mineral density (BMD), bone turnover markers (BTMs), and parathyroid hormone (PTH). Nonetheless, the findings from existin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2024-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Nutrition |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1307896/full |