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Musculoskeletal pain is associated with very low levels of vitamin D in men: Results from the European Male Ageing Study

  • John McBeth
  • , Stephen R. Pye
  • , Terence W. O'Neill
  • , Gary J. Macfarlane
  • , Abdelouahid Tajar
  • , Gyorgy Bartfai
  • , Steven Boonen
  • , Roger Bouillon
  • , Felipe Casanueva
  • , Joseph D. Finn
  • , Gianni Forti
  • , Aleksander Giwercman
  • , Thang S. Han
  • , Ilpo T. Huhtaniemi
  • , Krzysztof Kula
  • , Michael E J Lean
  • , Neil Pendleton
  • , Margus Punab
  • , Alan J. Silman
  • , Dirk Vanderschueren
  • Frederick C W Wu, Luisa Petrone, Antonio Cilotti, Herman Borghs, Jolanta Slowikowska-Hilczer, Renata Walczak-Jedrzejowska, Philip Steer, David Lee, Marta Ocampo, Mary Lage, Imre Földesi, Imre Fejes, Paul Korrovitz, Min Jiang

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    Abstract

    Introduction: A study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that musculoskeletal pain is associated with low vitamin D levels but the relationship is explained by physical inactivity and/or other putative confounding factors. Methods: Men aged 40-79 years completed a postal questionnaire including a pain assessment and attended a clinical assessment (lifestyle questionnaire, physical performance tests, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25-(OH) D) levels from fasting blood sample). Subjects were classified according to 25-(OH)D levels as 'normal' (≥15 ng/ml) or 'low' (
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1448-1452
    Number of pages4
    JournalAnnals of the rheumatic diseases
    Volume69
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Aug 2010

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