ArticleThe European journal of general practice2020
Vitamin D status in the adult population of Bursa-Turkey.
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- Low bone mineral density and its related factors in adults with congenital heart disease in Vietnam: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2022Article
- Interaction between Dietary Fat Intake and Metabolic Genetic Risk Score on 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations in a Turkish Adult Population.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Low Vitamin D Status is Not Associated with the Aggressive Pathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Cancer.Sisli Etfal Hastanesi tip bulteni · 2022Article
- Impact of vitamin D deficiency on COVID-19.Clinical nutrition ESPEN · 2021Article
- Why concerns about vitamin D deficiency should not lead to over testing and overtreatment.The European journal of general practice · 2020Article
- Impact of the vitamin D deficiency on COVID-19 infection and mortality in Asian countries.Diabetes & metabolic syndromeArticle
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Abstract
backgroundVitamin D, along with parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcitonin, is an important hormone that affects bone and calcium metabolism.
objectivesTo evaluate the vitamin D status and its seasonal variation in the adult population of Bursa.
methodsSince there is not enough information about vitamin D levels, 25 OH vitamin D levels were analysed retrospectively from the records of 11,734 adult subjects (9142 women, 2592 men) admitted to 24 family health centres located in different districts of Bursa between 1 December 2017 and 30 November 2018. Some tests that can affect vitamin D levels, demographic features, and accompanying comorbidities were also evaluated. A face-to-face questionnaire was administered to subjects who were willing to answer (
resultsThe mean serum vitamin D level was 16.6 ± 11.5 ng/mL in the entire population, 15.8 ± 11.7 ng/mL in women and 19.5 ± 9.9 ng/mL in men. The percentage of subjects with a vitamin D level <20 ng/mL was highest in March-May and lowest in the September-November period (80.7% and 69.9% for women, 77.5% and 32.9% for men, respectively).
conclusionVitamin D levels <20 ng/mL are more prominent in women, and decline in spring, in the adult population of Bursa. These results are meaningful for the population living in Bursa, Turkey and the northern European region.
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