Cognition and Vitamin D in Older African-American Women- Physical performance and Osteoporosis prevention with vitamin D in older African Americans Trial and Dementia

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanette E. Owusu ◽  
Shahidul Islam ◽  
Subhashini S. Katumuluwa ◽  
Alexandra R. Stolberg ◽  
Gianina L. Usera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
African American ◽  
African Americans ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Osteoporosis Prevention ◽  
American Women ◽  
Older African American Women ◽  
Older African Americans

scholarly journals Vitamin D and Acute Respiratory Infections—The PODA Trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
John F Aloia ◽  
Shahidul Islam ◽  
Mageda Mikhail
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
African American ◽  
Placebo Group ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Vitamin D Supplementation ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infections ◽  
American Women ◽  
Older African American Women

Abstract Background There is considerable heterogeneity in clinical trials examining the role of vitamin D in the prevention of acute respiratory infections (ARIs). Methods The primary aim of the Physical Performance, Osteoporosis, and Vitamin D in Older African-American Women (PODA) trial was the prevention of bone loss and decline in physical performance. A questionnaire about ARIs was administered every 3 months for 3 years to 260 black American women in a double-blind randomized clinical trial that had a placebo group and a vitamin D supplementation group. The serum 25(OH)D level was maintained >30 ng/mL in the vitamin D group. Results Serum 25(OH)D was maintained >30 ng/mL in 90% of the active group, whereas levels approximated those associated with the recommended dietary allowance (20 ng/mL) in the placebo group. There was no difference in occurrence of ARIs in the treatment group vs the placebo group. ARIs were not related to total or free 25(OH)D, which were measured at baseline and annually for 36 months. Conclusions Vitamin D supplementation sufficient to maintain serum 25(OH)D >30 ng/mL does not prevent ARIs in older African American women. ClinicalTrials.gov Registration Number NCT01153568.

scholarly journals Physical Performance Is Associated with Executive Functioning in Older African American Women

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brooke C. Schneider ◽  
Peter A. Lichtenberg
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Executive Functioning ◽  
Lower Extremity ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
American Women ◽  
Older African American Women ◽  
Trail Making

An older adult's ability to perform physical tasks is predictive of disability onset and is associated with declines in cognition. Risk factors for physical performance declines among African Americans, a group with the highest rates of disability, remain understudied. This study sought to identify demographic, health, and cognitive factors associated with lower-extremity physical performance in a sample of 106 African American women ages 56 to 91. After controlling for global cognitive functioning (Mini Mental State Exam), physical performance was associated with executive functioning (Stroop Color/Word), but not visuospatial construction (WASI Block Design) or processing speed (Trail Making Test, Part A). Executive functioning remained associated with physical performance after entry of demographic variables, exercise, depression, disease burden, and body mass index (BMI). Age, and BMI were also significant in this model. Executive functioning, age and BMI are associated with lower-extremity physical performance among older African American women.

scholarly journals Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation in Older African American Women

2013 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 1137-1146 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Christopher Gallagher ◽  
Munro Peacock ◽  
Vinod Yalamanchili ◽  
Lynette M. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Vitamin D Supplementation ◽  
American Women ◽  
Older African American Women

Vitamin D and Falls in Older African American Women: The PODA Randomized Clinical Trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 1043-1049 ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Aloia ◽  
Rakhil Rubinova ◽  
Melissa Fazzari ◽  
Shahidul Islam ◽  
Mageda Mikhail ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trial ◽  
American Women ◽  
Older African American Women

scholarly journals The relationship of Physical performance and Osteoporosis prevention with vitamin D in older African Americans (PODA)

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 39-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruban Dhaliwal ◽  
Mageda Mikhail ◽  
Gianina Usera ◽  
Alexandra Stolberg ◽  
Shahidul Islam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Osteoporosis Prevention ◽  
Older African Americans ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals SAT-527 Femoral Neck Strength and Vitamin D in Older African American Women

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruban Dhaliwal ◽  
Mageda Mikhail ◽  
Jeanette Owusu ◽  
Subhashini Katumuluwa ◽  
Shahidul Islam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
African American ◽  
Femoral Neck ◽  
African American Women ◽  
American Women ◽  
Femoral Neck Strength ◽  
Older African American Women ◽  
Neck Strength
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