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Predictors of 25-hydroxyvitamin D status among adults in two British national surveys

Hirani, V; Mosdol, A; Mishra, G; (2009) Predictors of 25-hydroxyvitamin D status among adults in two British national surveys. BRIT J NUTR , 101 (5) 760 - 764. 10.1017/S0007114508023416. Green open access

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Abstract

Several recent reports have found a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the adult British population. The present paper investigates the associations of low income/material deprivation and other predictors of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) status in two surveys: The National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) of the population aged 19-64 years in mainland Britain and the Low Income Diet and Nutrition Survey (LIDNS) of adults aged : 19 years in all regions of the UK who were screened to identify low-income/materially deprived households. A valid serum 25(OH)D sample was obtained in 1297 and 792 participants from the NDNS and LDNS respectively. The NDNS participants who were not receiving benefits (n 1054) had a mean 25(OH)D of 50.1 nmol/l, which was higher than among NDNS participants receiving benefits (n 243) with a mean 25(OH)D of 43.0 nmol/l (P<0.001) and the LIDNS sample (46.5 nmol/l; P<0.05). For all three samples, the season of drawing blood, skin colour, dietary intake of vitamin D, and intake of dietary supplements were significant predictors (P<0.05) of serum 25(OH)D status in mutually adjusted regression models. National prevention and treatments strategies of poor vitamin D status need to be targeted to include the adult population, particularly deprived populations, in addition to the elderly and ethnic minorities.

Type: Article
Title: Predictors of 25-hydroxyvitamin D status among adults in two British national surveys
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114508023416
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007114508023416
Language: English
Additional information: © The Authors 2008
Keywords: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D status, Adults, Low income, Population surveys, VITAMIN-D, HYPOVITAMINOSIS-D
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/95025
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