Vitamin D intake and status in Irish elderly women and adolescent girls

D. McCarthy; A. Collins; M. O'Brien; C. Lamberg-Allardt; J. Jakobsen; J. Charzewska; M. Kiely; A. Flynn; Kevin D. Cashman

doi:10.1007/BF03167942

Vitamin D intake and status in Irish elderly women and adolescent girls

D. McCarthy
, A. Collins
, M. O'Brien
, C. Lamberg-Allardt
, J. Jakobsen
, J. Charzewska
, M. Kiely
, A. Flynn
, Kevin D. Cashman

School of Food and Nutritional Sciences

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Aim: To assess vitamin D status during summer and winter in Irish girls and elderly women, and to estimate vitamin D intake in these two age-groups. Methods: Ambulatory free-living, elderly Irish women (aged 70-76 years; n = 43) and girls (aged 11-13 years; n = 17) were recruited. Fasting serums were collected during August/September 2002 and February/March 2003 and analysed for 25 (OH) D by HPLC. Results: Mean daily intakes of vitamin D were 4.6 μg and 2.1 μg in elderly women and girls, respectively. Serum 25 (OH) D was significantly lower (P<0.001) during winter than summer in both age-groups. Eight (20%) and one (during late summer) and sixteen (37.2%) and eight (47%) (during late winter) of the elderly women and girls, respectively, had inadequate vitamin D status (serum 25 (OH) D <40 nmol/l). Conclusion: I nadequate vitamin D status during winter time is quite common in elderly women and adolescent girls in Ireland.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	14-20
Number of pages	7
Journal	Irish Journal of Medical Science
Volume	175
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03167942
Publication status	Published - 2006

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