Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 7 , Pages 904-908 , July 2006

Vitamin D Deficiency and Osteoporosis in Rehabilitation Inpatients

Presented to the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, October 28, 2005, Philadelphia, PA.

  • Leonid M. Shinchuk, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA.
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  • Leslie Morse, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA.
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  • Nadia Huancahuari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA.
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  • Seth Arum, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA.
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  • Tai C. Chen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA.
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  • Michael F. Holick, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Michael F. Holick, MD, PhD, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany St, #M1013, Boston, MA 02118.

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    Prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy in all subjects, white and nonwhite patients. The percentage of subjects with serum 25(OH)D concentrations below predefined cutoffs of <9, <15, <20, <25, and <30ng/m

    Prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy in all subjects, white and nonwhite patients. The percentage of subjects with serum 25(OH)D concentrations below predefined cutoffs of <9, <15, <20, <25, and <30ng/mL.

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    Prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in male and female, white and nonwhite patients. T scores as defined by WHO (osteopenia T score <−1 SD; osteoporosis T score <−2.5 SD sex- and race-controlled

    Prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in male and female, white and nonwhite patients. T scores as defined by WHO (osteopenia T score <−1 SD; osteoporosis T score <−2.5 SD sex- and race-controlled young adults).

 Supported by the National Institutes of Health (grant no. M01RR 00533).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(06)00287-5

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.03.009

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 7 , Pages 904-908 , July 2006

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