Publication date: Oct 01, 2023
Vitamin D deficiency is a condition with different causes. It is associated with numerous comorbidities such as autoimmune diseases, bone diseases, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, psychiatric diseases, and respiratory infections like COVID-19. Due to its high prevalence all over the world, it is a major task for health care systems worldwide. Through a combination of low sunlight exposure, insufficient nutrition, and age-related changes in skin, liver, and kidney function, especially seniors and nursing home residents, in particular, have a significantly increased risk of developing a vitamin D deficiency. This retrospective study analyzed the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Cancer | Geriatrics |
| Hydroxyvitamin | Nutrition |
| Kidney | Vitamin D deficiency |
| Seniors | Vitamin D supplementation |
| Sunlight |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | vitamin D deficiency |
| disease | MESH | causes |
| disease | MESH | autoimmune diseases |
| disease | MESH | bone diseases |
| disease | MESH | cancer |
| disease | MESH | cardiovascular diseases |
| disease | MESH | neurodegenerative diseases |
| pathway | REACTOME | Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| disease | MESH | psychiatric diseases |
| disease | MESH | respiratory infections |
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Vitamin D |