Determination of Vitamin D Status in a Population of Ecuadorian Subjects.
ScientificWorldJournal
; 2017: 3831275, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Vitamin D is a preprohormone known to play a key role in phosphocalcic metabolism; its main source comes from the synthesis at the skin level by ultraviolet (UV) radiation.OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of vitamin D in an Ecuadorian population. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Retrospective study of Ecuadorian subjects from the city of Guayaquil, who had an initial study of 25 (OH)-D serum, as the indicator of Vitamin D status, in the period of 2015-2016.RESULTS:
A total of 269 Ecuadorian subjects were analyzed, with a mean age of 54.73 ± 16.58; 85% (229) were females and 15% (41) males; mean vitamin D was 27.29 ± 10.12 ng/dl [6.41-88.74]; 70% of the population showed levels below 30 ng/dL of vitamin D, whereas only 30% (81) had normal values. 69% (185) had levels between 29 and 10 ng/dl and 1% (3) levels below 10 ng/dl. High levels of vitamin D were evidenced in the summer months in relation to the winter months.CONCLUSION:
It is evident that, despite the location of Ecuador and the intensity of UV rays it receives throughout the year, Ecuadorian subjects have insufficient levels of vitamin D.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vitamina D
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Vigilância em Saúde Pública
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Ecuador
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article