The study examined 313 consecutive adults undergoing spinal fusion. The serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were prospectively measured in the patients and risk factors for vitamin D deficiency were analyzed.
The overall prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy was 57 percent and that of deficiency was 27 percent. There were higher rates of smokers, dark skin tone and lower age among the patients who were vitamin D deficient.
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