The relationship of vitamin D with bone mineral density in Parkinson's disease patients

BEYAZAL M. S., KIRBAS S., TUFEKCI A., DEVRIMSEL G., Turkyilmaz A.

EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE, vol.7, no.1, pp.18-22, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.eurger.2015.08.002
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.18-22
  • Keywords: Parkinson's disease, Vitamin D, Bone mineral density, Osteoporosis, HIGH PREVALENCE, FRACTURE RISK, OSTEOPOROSIS, MORTALITY, FALLS
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: The purposes of the present study were to evaluate bone mineral density (BMD) and vitamin D status in Parkinson's disease (PD) and to identify the correlation of vitamin D with BMD and disease related parameters.