Research Article

Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Elderly Patients Admitted to an Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit in Tropical Singapore

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients.

Age, years (mean ± SD)72.0 ± 5.69
Gender
 Male78 (58.2%)
 Female56 (41.8%)
Race
 Chinese118 (88.1%)
 Indian9 (6.7%)
 Malay7 (5.2%)
Diagnosis group
 Stroke66 (49.3%)
 Musculoskeletal
  Polytrauma24 (17.9%)
  Hip/knee joint replacement20 (14.9%)
 Spinal cord injury21 (15.7%)
 Traumatic brain injury8 (6%)
 Others9 (6.7%)
Body mass index (BMI) (mean ± SD)23.2 ± 3.7
Premorbid FAC score (median ± IQR)5 (0)
Premorbid ambulation status
Independent (community)125 (93.3%)
Independent (home-bound)3 (2.2%)
Assisted6 (4.5%)
Common medical comorbidities
 Hypertension103 (76.9%)
 Diabetes mellitus53 (39.6%)
 Hyperlipidaemia100 (71.6%)
 Osteoarthritis46 (34.3%)
Calcium and/or vitamin D supplementation36 (26.9%)
History of fall in the last 2 years48 (35.8%)
Recurrent fallers (≥2 falls in the last 2 years)25 (18.7%)
Length of stay in acute facility, days (mean ± SD)11.8 ± 9.6
Length of stay in rehabilitation, days (mean ± SD)26.8 ± 8.0
Admission FIM score(mean ± SD)78.2 ± 18.5
 Admission FIM motor score47.6 ± 14.1
 Admission FIM cognition score30.7 ± 6.7
Discharge FIM score (mean ± SD)92.3 ± 18.8
 Discharge FIM motor score60.6 ± 15.0
 Discharge FIM cognition score31.4 ± 5.8
FIM efficiency score (mean ± SD)0.59 ± 0.56
25OHD3 level, ng/mL (mean ± SD)21.4 ± 7.8
 Vitamin D deficiency (<20 ng/mL)59 (44.0%)
 Vitamin D insufficiency (21 to 29 ng/mL)56 (41.8%)
 Normal vitamin D level (≥30 ng/mL)19 (14.2%)
Adjusted calcium level, mmol/L (mean ± SD)2.41 ± 0.09
Parathyroid hormone level, pmol/L (mean ± SD)4.08 ± 2.10

FAC: Functional Ambulation Category,
FIM: Functional Independence Measure,
SD: standard deviation,
IQR: interquartile range.