000007836 001__ 7836 000007836 005__ 20251027130344.0 000007836 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/M48914XJ 000007836 037__ $$aETD 000007836 245__ $$aSerum vitamin D and risk of back pain in older men 000007836 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University 000007836 269__ $$a2016 000007836 336__ $$aThesis 000007836 502__ $$bM.P.H. 000007836 502__ $$gPublic Health 000007836 520__ $$aBack pain is a prevalent and costly ailment for older Americans, with significant personal and population level impact. Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH) vitamin D] levels are common and are hypothesized to contribute to musculoskeletal pain. Cross-sectional studies have indicated an association between vitamin D deficiency and increased back pain but there is a paucity of robust prospective cohort studies representing this topic in the literature, particularly in men. This prospective cohort study was performed in a random sample of 1608 U.S. men from the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study (MrOS) all of whom were at least 65 years of age and community- dwelling. 000007836 542__ $$fIn copyright - single owner 000007836 650__ $$aVitamin D$$027875 000007836 650__ $$aBack Pain$$015320 000007836 650__ $$aMale$$021762 000007836 650__ $$aAvitaminosis$$015268 000007836 650__ $$aAged$$014351 000007836 691__ $$aSchool of Medicine$$041369 000007836 692__ $$aDepartment of Public Health and Preventive Medicine$$041444 000007836 7001_ $$aHavel, Liska$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000007836 7201_ $$aMarshall, Lynn$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354$$7Personal$$eAdvisor 000007836 8564_ $$99757d9f4-c6aa-471b-bd9a-0fc3d6d43f91$$s222375$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7836/files/Havel.Liska.L.2016.pdf$$ePublic$$295228d923990e413d6f55f82470a1f1a$$31 000007836 905__ $$a/rest/prod/g4/45/cd/62/g445cd627 000007836 909CO $$ooai:digitalcollections.ohsu.edu:7836$$pstudent-work 000007836 980__ $$aTheses and Dissertations