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Observational studyAnais brasileiros de dermatologia2019

Sun exposure, skin lesions and vitamin D production: evaluation in a population of fishermen.

Roberta Cavalcanti Soriano Coutinho, Aldenir Feitosa Dos Santos, João Gomes da Costa, Aleska Dias Vanderlei

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Observational study in Anais brasileiros de dermatologia, 2019. 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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3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Roberta Cavalcanti Soriano CoutinhoDiscipline of Dermatology, Centro Universitário CESMAC, Maceió (AL), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3140-7340
Aldenir Feitosa Dos SantosProgram of Post-Graduation, Professional Master's Degree in Health Research, Centro Universitário CESMAC, Maceió (AL), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6049-9446
João Gomes da CostaProgram of Post-Graduation, Professional Master's Degree in Analysis of Environmental Systems, Centro Universitário CESMAC, Maceió (AL), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0761-0755
Aleska Dias VanderleiProgram of Post-Graduation, Professional Master's Degree in Health Research, Centro Universitário CESMAC, Maceió (AL), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4590-5025
Centro Universitário Cesmac · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundExposure to UVR provides benefits related to vitamin D synthesis, but also causes harms, since UVB is considered a complete carcinogen. There is no definition of the level of sun exposure and the proportion of exposed body required for proper synthesis of vitamin D in the skin without causing it damage.

objectivesThis study aims to analyze the sun exposure index, vitamin D levels and clinical changes in the skin caused by constant sun exposure in the fishermen population.

methodsIt is a cross-sectional, observational and analytical study. The sample consisted of fishermen and was calculated in 174 individuals. The questionnaire was applied, the dermatological examination was carried out and the examinations of calcidiol, parathyroid hormone, calcium and phosphorus were requested. Data were expressed as percentages. The comparative analysis was done through the Chi-square test, and the correlations were established through the Pearson's linear coefficient. Results: We observed that there was vitamin D deficiency in a small part of the cases (11.46%), and the frequency of diagnosis of skin cancer was 2.7% of the cases surveyed. STUDY LIMITATIONS: The difficulty in categorizing the sun exposure index.

conclusionThe fact that fishermen expose themselves to the sun chronically and have been exposed to the sun for more than 15 years, between 21 and 28 hours a week, and without photoprotection, were indicative factors for protection against vitamin D deficiency. Chronic exposure to sun and high vitamin levels D may be indicative of protection of this population against skin cancer.

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SunlightUltraviolet RaysAdultBody Mass IndexBrazilCross-Sectional StudiesDietFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNutritional StatusSkin NeoplasmsSurveys and QuestionnairesVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyVitamin D

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PMID31365655
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