Metabolic Syndrome and Vitamin D Level in Old People

In 2012, a cross-sectional survey sampling 1,966 community-dwelling old people was conducted. Structurized questionnaires were interviewed face-to-face by well-trained staffs. An overnight fasting blood were obtained for biochemistry parameters.

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Key information

Conditions

Elderly Atrophy Avitaminosis Body Weight Bone Diseases Bone Diseases, Metabolic Deficiency Diseases Glucose Metabolism Disorders Hyperinsulinism Insulin Resistance Malnutrition Metabolic Diseases Metabolic Syndrome Muscular Atrophy Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Neuromuscular Manifestations Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Obesity Osteoporosis Ostreocalcin Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sarcopenia Signs and Symptoms Vitamin D Deficiency

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung Univ Hosp

Tainan, Taiwan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

more than 65-year-old

Exclusion criteria

excluding empty houses, death, non-ambulatory subjects (subjects with significant disabilities, such as handicapped cerebral vascular accident, cancerous cachexia, unstable chronic diseases or psychiatric disorders, severe arthritis or inflammatory disease), uncomfortable anorexia by any medications, and non-reachable subjects

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Osteoporotic fracture rate

Time frame: 5 year

Vertebra, non-vertebra, major fracture

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

Inverse Relationship Between Metabolic Syndrome and Vitamin D Level in Old People Without Vitamin D Deficiency

Important dates

Study start: 2012
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Nov 17, 2017
Registry last updated: Jan 29, 2026

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