ArticleZeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health2018
Vitamin D deficiency was common in all patients at a Swedish primary care centre, but more so in patients born outside of Europe.
Article in Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Abstract
backgroundVitamin D is associated with extra-skeletal processes, and vitamin D deficiency might contribute to the development of chronic diseases.
aimTo investigate vitamin D levels in an unselected patient population at a Swedish suburban primary care centre.
methodsVitamin D levels were assessed in 102 patients aged 20 to 65 years visiting the primary care centre, independent of cause of visit, during 2 weeks in January 2014. The difference in vitamin D levels between patients born in Europe and patients born outside Europe was calculated using linear regression, adjusting for gender and age. The difference in prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (< 25 nmol/l) was calculated using logistic regression adjusting for gender, age, vitamin D supplement, and sun exposure.
resultsPatients born outside Europe (
conclusionLower levels of vitamin D and the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency were more common in patients born outside Europe compared to patients born in Europe.
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