SynthesisEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2022
Global Perspective of the Vitamin D Status of African-Caribbean Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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- Circulating levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in relation to hypertension in children and adolescents: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies with GRADE assessment.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Pooled it
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- Prevalence and trends of vitamin D deficiency in a Saudi Arabian population: a five-years retrospective study from 2017 to 2021.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Monitoring the utilization and effectiveness of Iron and Vitamin D supplementations program and its predictive factors in high schools' girls in Qom, Iran.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
- Mushrooms: a food-based solution to vitamin D deficiency to include in dietary guidelines.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
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- Effects of vitamin D and L-cysteine cosupplementation on circulating bioavailable and total 25-hydroxy-vitamin D, the free/total testosterone ratio and inflammatory biomarkers in healthy vitamin D-deficient African Americans: a placebo-controlled double-blind clinical trial.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2024Article
- Free and bioavailable 25-hydroxyvitamin D thresholds for bone metabolism and their associations with metabolic syndrome in Chinese women of childbearing age.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- The Synaptic and Circuit Functions of Vitamin D in Neurodevelopment Disorders.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2023Review
- Vitamin D deficiency prevention policies in Iran: a retrospective policy analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Different Vitamin D Supplementation Strategies in the First Years of Life: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery: An Overview with Emphasis on Vitamin D and K Transportation.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Vitamin D Status of the British African-Caribbean Residents: Analysis of the UK Biobank Cohort.Nutrients · 2021Article
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Abstract
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objectivesVitamin D deficiency remains a global public health issue, particularly in minority ethnic groups. This review investigates the vitamin D status (as measured by 25(OH)D and dietary intake) of the African-Caribbean population globally. SUBJECTS/
methodsA systematic review was conducted by searching key databases (PUBMED, Web of Science, Scopus) from inception until October 2019. Search terms included 'Vitamin D status' and 'African-Caribbean'. A random effects and fixed effects meta-analysis was performed by combining means and standard error of the mean.
resultThe search yielded 19 papers that included n = 5670 African-Caribbean participants from six countries. A meta-analysis found this population to have sufficient (>50 nmol/L) 25(OH)D levels at 67.8 nmol/L, 95% CI (57.9, 7.6) but poor dietary intake of vitamin D at only 3.0 µg/day, 95% CI (1.67,4.31). For those living at low latitudes 'insufficient' (as defined by study authors) 25(OH)D levels were found only in participants with type 2 diabetes and in those undergoing haemodialysis. Suboptimal dietary vitamin D intake (according to the UK recommended nutrient intake of 10 µg/day) was reported in all studies at high latitudes. Studies at lower latitudes, with lower recommended dietary intakes (Caribbean recommended dietary intake: 2.5 µg/day) found 'sufficient' intake in two out of three studies.
conclusions25(OH)D sufficiency was found in African-Caribbean populations at lower latitudes. However, at higher latitudes, 25(OH)D deficiency and low dietary vitamin D intake was prevalent.
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