Could vitamin D concentration be a marker of a long hospital stay in older adults patients?

Could vitamin D concentration be a marker of a long hospital stay in older adults patients?

Background and aimsVitamin D plays a pleiotropic role in the human body. Some studies have suggested that hypovitaminosis D may serve as a marker of comorbidity severity and length of hospital stay. Hospitalized older adults patients with a higher comorbidity burden tend to have lower vitamin D stat...

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Main Authors: Justyna Nowak, Marzena Jabczyk, Paweł Jagielski, Bartosz Hudzik, Katarzyna Brukało, Jakub Borszcz, Barbara Zubelewicz-Szkodzińska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
vitamin D
vitamin D deficiency
older adults patients
long hospital stay
biomarker
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1277350/full

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