Vitamin D Deficiency in Adults with Musculoskeletal Pain
December 2015
in “
Turkish Journal of Osteoporosis
”
TLDR Vitamin D deficiency is common in adults with muscle and bone pain, especially women.
This study investigated vitamin D deficiency in 857 patients with musculoskeletal pain out of 28,702 admitted to a hospital. It found that 91% of these patients had vitamin D levels below normal, with 44.2% experiencing severe deficiency (<10 μg/L). The average vitamin D level was 15.3 μg/L, and deficiency was more prevalent in females. Additionally, 17% of patients had secondary hyperparathyroidism. The study concluded that vitamin D deficiency was a significant issue, particularly affecting women, despite global preventive efforts.
