Vitamin D Deficiency in Elderly African American Women in Central Texas

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

In order to make bone health a reality for older adults, we need to consider the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in relation to environment latitude as well as vitamin D supplementation. Darker skin pigmentation and aging are known factors influencing the body's ability to synthesis adequate amounts of Vitamin D. The aim of this project is to document vitamin D deficiency in elderly African American women living in a southern latitude.

• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: McLennan County Medical Education and Research Foundation
• Collaborator: Procter and Gamble
• Treatments: Calcium; Calcium, Dietary; Ergocalciferols; Vitamin D; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age 70 or older woman

2. African American ethnicity

3. Non-institutionalized

Exclusion Criteria:

1. De-compensated hepatic insufficiency

2. Renal insufficiency with GFR estimated to be < 30 ml/min

3. Gastrointestinal disorders that might affect absorption such as known malabsorption, celiac sprue, short gut or blind loop syndrome.

4. Institutionalized