Vit D & Statins

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Another cause of muscular pain is vitamin D deficiency, and I was interested to read about a recent study which looked at the relationship between vitamin D levels and myalgia in more than 600 individuals taking statins [1]. Some of the study subjects had myalgia, while some did not. In those with myalgia, blood vitamin D levels were generally lower (28.6 v 34.2 ng/mL). Also low blood levels of vitamin D were found in 64 per cent of patients with myalgia, compared to 43 per cent of symptom-free individuals.

http://www.drbriffa.com/blog/2009/04/07/study-suggests-vitamin-d-deficiency-can-be-the-cause-of-muscle-pain-in-statin-treated-individuals/