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. 2014 Sep;19(9):881-4.

Calcium and vitamin D plasma concentration and nutritional intake status in patients with chronic spinal cord injury: A referral center report

Abbas Norouzi Javidan  1 , Hadis Sabour  1 , Sahar Latifi  1 , Mohammadreza Vafa  2 , Farzad Shidfar  2 , Zahra Khazaeipour  1 , Fatemeh Shahbazi  3 , Abbas Rahimi  4 , Seyed-Hassan Emami Razavi  1
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Calcium and vitamin D plasma concentration and nutritional intake status in patients with chronic spinal cord injury: A referral center report

Abbas Norouzi Javidan et al. J Res Med Sci. 2014 Sep.

Abstract

Background: Nutritional status influences bone health spinal cord injury (SCI). This study evaluates serum levels of 25-hydroxy-vitamin-D and calcium along with dietary intakes in patients with chronic SCI.

Materials and methods: Total of 160 patients participated in this investigation. Dietary intakes were assessed by semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire. Serum calcium, phosphorus and 25(OH)-vitamin-D level were measured.

Results: Mean of serum calcium and 25(OH)-vitamin-D were 9.54 ± 0.64 mg/dl (standard error of the mean [SE]: 0.05) and 13.6 ± 10.99 μg/dl (SE: 0.9), respectively. Dairy intake was below recommended amount (1.8 ± 0.74 per serving (SE: 0.06), recommended: 4). A high prevalence (53.1%) of Vitamin D deficiency (25(OH) Vitamin D <13 ng/ml) was found.

Conclusion: This study shows below adequate intake of calcium and Vitamin D in Iranian patients with SCI. These results insist on the importance of dietary modifications among these patients.

Keywords: Calcium; diet; spinal cord injury; vitamin D.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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