Exp. Clin. Endocrinol. Vol. 95, No. 2, 1990, pp. 275-278
J. A. Barth, Leipzig
Increased Serum Osteocalcin Levels in Elderly Females with Vitamin D Deficiency P. PIETSOHMXNN, W. WoLoszczuK* and H. PIETsduirANN** With 1 Figure
Summary. Serum levels of osteocalcin (OC), a 49 amino acid bone matrix protein, have been found to be a biochemical parameter of bone formation. In order to study bone metabolism in aging subjects we measured serum levels of OC, parathyroid hormone (PTH) and 25 hyciroxy-vitamin D (25 OH Vit D) in 36 institutionalized elderly females (age range: 80-93 years) and in 21 premeno. pausai control subjects. Serum levels of 25 OH Vit D were significantly decreased in the elderly subjects (p < 0.0001), whereas serum levels of OC and PTH were significantly higher in the elderly subjects than in the controls (p < 0.0025 and p
J. A. Barth, Leipzig
Increased Serum Osteocalcin Levels in Elderly Females with Vitamin D Deficiency P. PIETSOHMXNN, W. WoLoszczuK* and H. PIETsduirANN** With 1 Figure
Summary. Serum levels of osteocalcin (OC), a 49 amino acid bone matrix protein, have been found to be a biochemical parameter of bone formation. In order to study bone metabolism in aging subjects we measured serum levels of OC, parathyroid hormone (PTH) and 25 hyciroxy-vitamin D (25 OH Vit D) in 36 institutionalized elderly females (age range: 80-93 years) and in 21 premeno. pausai control subjects. Serum levels of 25 OH Vit D were significantly decreased in the elderly subjects (p < 0.0001), whereas serum levels of OC and PTH were significantly higher in the elderly subjects than in the controls (p < 0.0025 and p
