Researchers published the study covered in this summary on researchsquare.com as a preprint that has not yet been peer reviewed.
Key Takeaways
- Low serum levels of vitamin D were significantly associated with a higher prevalence of diabetic foot ulcers in elderly patients with diabetes.
- Average serum levels of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25-OH-D) (vitamin D3, the major circulating form of vitamin D in people) steadily decreased as the severity of diabetic foot ulcers increased, as measured by the Wagner classification.
- Elderly people with diabetes should undergo routine vitamin D screening or receive vitamin D supplementation to prevent the onset or improve the prognosis of diabetic foot ulcers, the authors say.