英国及欧洲其它一些国家的老年人是否应补充维生素D已争论了许多年。在老年人中常见提示维生素D缺乏的血浆25-羟维生素D(25-OHD)水平低,特别是老年妇女。因为维生素D缺乏在久居家中和因病残而长期休养的人中发病率较高,而在阳光充足、牛奶中通常用维生素D强化的地区发病率较低。因而其 Whether or not older adults in Britain and other European countries should be given vitamin D has been debated for many years. It is common in the elderly that vitamin D deficiency plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) levels are low, especially in older women. Because of the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in long-term home and long-term recuperation due to disability, and in sunny sunshine, there is generally a lower prevalence in areas where milk is usually fortified with vitamin D. Thus it