ArticleBMC research notes2019
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and associated comorbidities among Abu Dhabi Emirates population.
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- Vitamin D status among apparently healthy individuals in the UAE: a systematic review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of vitamin D supplementation with or without calcium in community-dwelling vitamin D deficient subjects.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- Association Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in the MENA Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Bone Health in Ajman: A Cross-Sectional Study of Bone Mineral Density Among Adults.Journal of osteoporosis · 2026Article
- Vitamin D Nutritional Status in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Article
- Effect of vitamin D-fortified foods on bone health and osteoporosis: a scoping review and future policies focusing on the United Arab Emirates.Archives of osteoporosis · 2025Article
- Correlation Between Vitamin D Deficiency (25(OH)D3) and the Severity of Purulent Oropharyngeal Infections.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- The Non-conventional Effects of Hypovitaminosis D: A Pandemic Even in Sunlight-Rich Countries.Cureus · 2024Review
- Vitamin D-A New Therapeutic Target in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The Effect of Vitamin D Deficiency Treatment on Lipid Profile and C-reactive Protein in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease: Double-blind Randomized Clinical Trial.Advanced biomedical research · 2024Article
- The Association between Serum Level of Vitamin D and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Hospitalized Adult Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Real-World Data.Mediators of inflammation · 2024Article
- Vitamin D deficiency increases with age and adiposity in Emirati children and adolescents irrespective of type 1 diabetes mellitus: a case control study.BMC endocrine disorders · 2023Article
- Evidence That Increasing Serum 25(OH)D Concentrations to 30 ng/mL in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Could Greatly Improve Health Outcomes.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Relationship of vitamin D level with insulin dosage required based on insulin therapy protocol.European journal of translational myology · 2023Article
- Mode of presentation and performance of serology assays for diagnosing celiac disease: A single-center study in the United Arab Emirates.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Associated Factors among Female Migrants in the United Arab Emirates.Nutrients · 2022Article
- The Impact of Vitamin D Status on COVID-19 Severity among Hospitalized Patients in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its associated risk factors among rural population of the northern part of the Persian Gulf.BMC endocrine disorders · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe study explored the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, its seasonal variation and associated comorbidities among the Abu Dhabi Emirati population living in urban and suburban settings.
resultOf the 12,346 participants 36.9% were male and 63.1% female. The majority (72%) were either vitamin D deficient (< 50 nmol/L), or (10%) vitamin D insufficient (50-74 nmol/L). Vitamin D deficiency was similar in both sexes (male 83.1% vs female 83.8%) as insufficiency (male 12.7% vs female 11.2%). Low vitamin D levels were associated with high blood pressure, high body mass index, central obesity, high cholesterol, impaired blood glucose levels and a high Framingham risk score. The mean vitamin D level was highest in January (winter) and lowest in July (summer).
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