The Study of Blood Calcium Level and Calcium Supplement in the Rural Elderly of Lampang Province

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  • Sommai Yasamut Department of Social Medicine, Lampang Hospital
  • Rungratsamee Rangthong Department of Social Medicine, Lampang Hospital
  • Kanitta Cheasuwan Department of Social Medicine, Lampang Hospital
  • Nipa Satching Department of Social Medicine, Lampang Hospital

Abstract

          The study was undertaken to obtain general information, food habit, life style, physical examination and blood calcium and its related test. The subjects of the study were 107 old people (47 men, 60 women) in each subdistrict of Hangchat district of Lampang province in the north of  Thailand. They were divided into 2 groups, the intervention and control groups. The blood was examined before the intervention group has taken calcium gluconate 1,500 mg./Day and placebo for control group for 1 and 3 months respectively. The result had shown that there is tendency to have more bone loss by blood value and the symptom not much relieved in the control group however it is nescessary to have further continuing study for more detail.

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2018-08-24

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Yasamut S, Rangthong R, Cheasuwan K, Satching N. The Study of Blood Calcium Level and Calcium Supplement in the Rural Elderly of Lampang Province. Reg 4-5 Med J [internet]. 2018 Aug. 24 [cited 2025 Dec. 31];13(4):409-20. available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/reg45/article/view/142029

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