Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and its Predictors in the Portuguese Population: a Nationwide Population-Based Study

Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent worldwide, but its prevalence is unknown in adult Portuguese population. In Portugal, 66% of adults present Vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency. Winter, living in Azores, older age, and obesity were the most important risk factors. It highlights the need of strategie...

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Main Author: Duarte, C (author)
Other Authors: Carvalheiro, H (author), Rodrigues, A (author), Dias, S (author), Marques, A (author), Santiago, T (author), Canhão, H (author), Branco, J (author), Pereira da Silva, JA (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2022
Subjects:
HCC REUM
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Exercise
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Life Style
Obesity / blood
Obesity / complications
Portugal / epidemiology
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Seasons
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vitamin D / analogs & derivatives*
Vitamin D / blood
Vitamin D Deficiency / epidemiology*
Young Adult
Vitamin D Deficiency / etiology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/4043
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.chlc.min-saude.pt:10400.17/4043

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/4043

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