Serum Parathyroid Hormone but Not Vitamin D Is Associated with Impaired Gait in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Dec;64(12):2606-2608. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14501. Epub 2016 Nov 7.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls / statistics & numerical data*
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Gait / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Independent Living*
  • Male
  • Muscle Weakness / blood*
  • Muscle Weakness / etiology
  • Parathyroid Hormone / blood*
  • Postural Balance / physiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Vitamin D / blood*
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / blood*
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / complications

Substances

  • Parathyroid Hormone
  • Vitamin D