Low Vitamin D Raises Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Elderly

Older adults with low levels of vitamin D have an increased risk for developing metabolic syndrome that can lead to diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to new research presented last month at Endocrine Society’s 92nd Annual Meeting.

The study included subjects participating in the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam and followed nearly 1,300 Caucasian men and women ages 65 and older. Researchers found a 48-percent prevalence of vitamin D deficiency; 37 percent had metabolic syndrome, a clustering of high blood pressure, abdominal obesity, abnormal cholesterol profile and high blood sugar.

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