Muscle function mediates the association between vitamin D deficiency and hip fracture risk: a retrospective study in older adults
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of hip fracture, primarily through its impact on muscle function rather than BMD. Although vitamin D supplementation is crucial in older adults, integrating muscle function assessments into fracture prevention strategies is essential.
Authors
- Youjia Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9826-4324)
- Keyu Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0351-7155)
- Sheng Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4127-7271)
- Si‐Min Yun
- Yutong Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5339-3782)
- Wei Qi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4252-2953)
- Zheng Miao
- Xiongyi Wang
Institutions
- Soochow University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2025.1658529
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Government of Jiangsu Province
- Soochow University
- China National Nuclear Corporation
- Division of Graduate Education