ArticleBMC nutrition2020
Sunlight exposed body surface area is associated with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) level in pregnant Minangkabau women, Indonesia.
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- Nutrient intakes of pregnant and lactating women in Indonesia and Malaysia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- The impact of vitamin D supplementation on depression and anxiety in young individuals with depression and vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency.European journal of nutrition · 2026Trial
- Dietary vitamin D intake and serum 25(OH)D concentrations in Minangkabau pregnant women: results from the vitamin D pregnant mothers (VDPM) cohort study in Indonesia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Infants' Sunlight Exposure Practice and Associated Factors Among Mothers in Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Correlation between 25-hydroxyvitamin D level of lactating mothers and bone mineral density of infants and analysis of risk factors.Journal of medical biochemistry · 2024Article
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among Indonesian pregnant women: a public health emergency.AJOG global reports · 2023Review
- Maternal Vitamin D Status and Its Associated Environmental Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundVitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in women, and living in a tropical country with a year-round abundance of sunlight as the primary source of vitamin D does not seem to guarantee adequate serum 25(OH)D. While living in the tropics, Minangkabau women are known to dress specifically according to their culture. This study was aimed to elucidate the association of sunlight exposed body surface area with serum 25(OH)D in pregnant Minangkabau women of Indonesia.
methodsWe performed a cross-sectional study on 88 Minangkabau women in late pregnancy. Lifestyle data were collected using a questionnaire, and dietary intake of vitamin D was calculated from 24-h food recall. The skin pigmentation type was determined by the Fitzpatrick scale, and the body surface area exposed to sunlight was estimated. Serum 25(OH)D was quantified by ELISA method. Serum 25(OH)D differences according to the duration of sunlight exposure, skin pigmentation type, and sunscreen use were statistically analyzed by ANOVA. The correlation of sunlight exposed body surface area and serum 25(OH)D was analyzed by Spearman's correlation.
resultsNearly half of the subjects (
conclusionsVitamin D deficiency is prevalent in pregnant Minangkabau women. Since increasing body surface area exposed to sunlight may not be culturally acceptable, vitamin D supplementation needs to be considered in this population.
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