• Menopause · Nov 2009

    Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study

    Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is related to indicators of overall physical fitness in healthy postmenopausal women.

    • Jeanne W Stewart, D Lee Alekel, Laura M Ritland, Marta Van Loan, Erik Gertz, and Ulrike Genschel.
    • Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010-8281, USA.
    • Menopause. 2009 Nov 1; 16 (6): 1093-101.

    ObjectiveInadequate vitamin D status is related to increased adiposity, risk of falls, and muscle weakness, particularly in older people. We hypothesized that serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] is related to physical fitness indices (androidal fat, whole body lean mass, balance, strength) in healthy postmenopausal women.MethodsCovariates for fitness indices included age or years since menopause, weight, 25(OH)D, energy expenditure, and calcium intake. Overall and regional (androidal fat mass = waist + hip fat) body composition was assessed (N = 242) via dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.ResultsRegression analyses revealed that 71% of variability (P ConclusionsSerum 25(OH)D was the common contributor to physical fitness indices (androidal fat mass, lean mass, balance, handgrip strength) in healthy postmenopausal women.

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