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Souvisí stav zásobení organizmu vitaminem D s výsledky testování kognitivních funkcí a aktivit denního života u seniorů?
| Title in English | Do the test results of cognitive function and activities of daily life of seniors correlate with the state of vitamin D supply to the organism? |
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Vnitřní lékařství |
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| Keywords | ADL; cognitive function; MMSE; vitamin D |
| Description | Till recently, the main effect of Vitamin D (calcitriol) was accounted for its role in regulation of calcium levels. But at the present time several other important functions of this vitamin have been unfolding in human organism, which currently ascribe to the properties of hormone. It also effects among other functions such as cognitive functions, immune system and muscle mass. In the resent past there are rising number of scientific publications on possible consequences of the long term deficit of Calcitriol, not only in the older generation. The aim of our studey was to establish the relationship between the supply of Vitamin D to the organism and basic parameters of self-sufficiency, which are cognitive functions stipulated in the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) test and Barthels test for Activities of Daily Living (ADL) among seniors. The values obtained for MMSE and ADL demonstrated a significant correlation with serum vitamin D total levels. Attention paid to maintain an adequate supply of serum vitamin D in the organism, helps to maintain quality bone remodeling and functioning of other processes with which it takes part. For supplementing elderly sick patients, apart from diet, it is suitable to choose partially or fully hydroxylated supplements and adequate exposure to sunlight. |
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