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This study aimed to assess vitamin D status and investigate its variation across fracture sites in elderly patients with fragility fractures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 2543 hospitalized patients aged \u226560\u202fyears with fragility fractures were included. Serum 25(OH)D concentrations were measured by liquid chromatography\u2013tandem mass spectrometry. Demographic characteristics, admission indications, and comorbidities were extracted from electronic medical records to assess the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and identify associated risk factors. A generalized linear model with a gamma distribution was used to analyze the association between serum 25(OH)D concentration and fracture site, adjusting for age, sex, sampling season, and comorbidities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Overall, 35.9% of patients were vitamin D deficient (&amp;lt;20\u202fng\/mL), 44.2% were insufficient (20\u201330\u202fng\/mL), and 19.9% were sufficient. The median serum 25(OH)D concentration was 22.60\u202fng\/mL (IQR: 17.30\u201328.30). Multivariable analysis showed that age (OR 1.036 per year), female sex (OR 1.358), winter season (OR 2.040), and a history of cerebral infarction (OR 1.660) were independently associated with vitamin D deficiency (all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05). Serum 25(OH)D concentrations differed significantly across fracture sites (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05): hip fractures (22.20\u202fng\/mL) and multiple fractures (20.95\u202fng\/mL) had the lowest levels, while vertebral fractures (25.40\u202fng\/mL) had the highest.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in older adults with fragility fractures and is significantly associated with advancing age, female sex, winter season, and a history of cerebral infarction. After multivariable adjustment, serum 25(OH)D concentrations differed significantly across fracture sites. This difference may reflect the dual role of vitamin D in neuromuscular function and bone metabolism, underscoring the need for longitudinal interventional studies to further explore these relationships.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fnut.2026.1810545","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,24]],"date-time":"2026-04-24T13:04:35Z","timestamp":1777035875000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Vitamin D status and site-specific fracture pattern associations in older adults with fragility fractures: a cross-sectional analysis of 2543 patients"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Weifeng","family":"Lv","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine, Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine","place":["Foshan, Guangdong, China"]},{"name":"The Eighth Clinical Medical 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