Metabolic Syndrome and Vitamin D Level in Old People

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

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03344718

Enrollment

549

Registered

2017-11-17

Start date

2012-07-30

Completion date

2012-08-17

Last updated

2026-01-29

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Conditions

Elderly, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Osteoporosis, Ostreocalcin, Sarcopenia, Vitamin D Deficiency

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Osteoporotic fracture rate	5 year	Vertebra, non-vertebra, major fracture

Countries

Taiwan

Outcome results