ArticleInternational journal of endocrinology2021
Vitamin D Deficiency in Lebanese Adults: Prevalence and Predictors from a Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study.
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- Global Genetic Variation in Circulating 25-Hydroxyvitamin D: A Systematic Review of GWAS Evidence Across Different Ancestral Groups.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- Exploring the Role of Vitamin D in Familial Mediterranean Fever: Pathogenesis, Triggers, and Immune Modulation.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding vitamin D among adults in Palestine: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Vitamin D insufficiency in pregnant women from Lebanon: prevalence and key predictors.Reproductive health · 2025Article
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- Prevalence and Progression of Vitamin D Deficiency in Greater Beirut and Mount Lebanon From 2013 to 2022: An Analysis of 19,452 Adults.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2025Article
- The Sunshine Paradox: Unraveling Risk Factors for Low Vitamin D Status Among Non-Pregnant Women in Lebanon.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Evaluation of vitamin D status, vitamin D receptor expression, and innate immune mediators in COVID-19.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Observational
- The relationship between serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D status and hypertension in Syrian population: retrospective cohort study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
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- Dry Eye Disease in the Middle East and Northern Africa: A Position Paper on the Current State and Unmet Needs.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Review
- Association between Serum Vitamin D and Metabolic Syndrome in a Sample of Adults in Lebanon.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Predictors for hospital admission in emergency department patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: A retrospective review.PloS one · 2023Article
- Association between Serum Vitamin D and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms in a Sample of Adults.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Factors associated with vitamin D deficiency among patients with musculoskeletal disorders seeking physiotherapy intervention: a hospital-based observational study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Observational
- Correlates of Calcidiol Deficiency in Adults-Cross-Sectional, Observational, Population-Based Study.Nutrients · 2022Observational
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Abstract
methodsA random sample of Lebanese adults residing in the Greater Beirut area was selected based on area probability and multistage cluster sampling. Data from 446 participants (68% females) with mean age 45.3 ± 15 years were used for the analyses. Participants were recruited between March and May. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were measured using electrochemiluminescent immunoassay.
resultsVitamin D deficiency was highly prevalent whether using the cutoff of 50 nmol/L or using the more conservative cutoff of 30 nmol/L; more specifically, 71.9% and 39.1% of the study population were deficient using the above cutoffs, respectively In the bivariate analyses, gender, BMI and body fat mass, socioeconomic factors (income and education level), alcohol consumption, dietary intake of fat and of vitamin D, serum LDL-cholesterol, and serum creatinine were all associated with vitamin D status. After adjustment for multiple covariates, age, income, alcohol consumption, and serum creatinine were independent predictors of vitamin D deficiency.
conclusionVitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in Lebanon. Preventive measures should target the modifiable risk factors.
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