• Geriatr Gerontol Int · Sep 2017

    Vitamin D and the characteristics associated with risk for knee pain among Korean older adults: Findings from a nationally representative survey.

    • Ari Lee and Jong-Eun Lee.
    • College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
    • Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2017 Sep 1; 17 (9): 1278-1285.

    AimTo explore vitamin D and the risk factors associated with knee pain in a representative population of Korean older adults METHODS: Data were analyzed from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2010-2013). A total of 3874 participants (1728 men, 2146 women) aged 65 years and older who had a measured serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level were evaluated. Multivariate logistic regression was used to investigate the relationship between serum vitamin D and knee pain severity RESULTS: Sex, age, obesity, education, knee radiographic osteoarthritis, hip pain and back pain were associated with having knee pain. Also, the level of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D was not significantly associated with knee pain severity. After controlling for confounding factors, the level of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D was not significantly associated with knee pain, and severity levels of mild, moderate and severe.ConclusionsThe results show that the serum vitamin D did not have a significant effect on knee pain in older adults in Korea. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2017; 17: 1278-1285.© 2016 Japan Geriatrics Society.

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