Evaluation of 25(OH) vitamin D3 and quadriceps strength correlation in postmenopausal women: A cross-sectional study

• DOI: 10.3233/bmr-230172
• Publication Date: 2024-01-09T16:59:26Z
• Authors: Pınar Özbudak; Özlem Karataş; Cahit Kaçar
• Keywords: Creatine kinase; Aspartate transaminase; Muscle weakness

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D deficiency is common in postmenopausal women and associated with low vitamin intake, increased age, decreased absorption. Especially at advanced may increase muscle weakness disbalance resulting risk of fracture. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to explore the correlation between 25(OH) D3 levels quadriceps strength women. METHODS: We evaluated bilateral qadriceps isokinetic test. power measurements parathormone, D, Calcium, creatinine, alanine transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, total creatine kinase. RESULTS: The mean level 95 participants included was 18.24 ± 8.94 ng/ml. were found be deficient (< 10 ng/ml) 23 (24.1%), insufficient 62 (65.26%) normal (10.53%) participants. A weak negative observed participants’ PT values (r=-0.271, p= 0.012). moderate ALP (r=-0.317, 0.002). However, there no significant 60∘ 90∘ flexion extension peak torque (All p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: weren’t statistically significant. Few studies are available related literature, highlighting need for further research achieve a clearer consensus.