Vitamin D Intake and Other Risk Factors for Vitamin D Insufficiency in Middle Eastern People Living in the UK
A Comparison of Cultural and Ethnic Groups
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14722278 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wassan A Ahmed (University of Plymouth), Waleed Al-Murrani, W K Al‐Murrani (University of Plymouth), Victor Kuri (0000-0003-1706-7597, University of Plymouth), Gail Rees (0000-0003-3775-8803, University of Plymouth, corresponding author), Gail A Rees |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 191-202 |
| Publication date | 2013-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ecology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03670244.2012.706105 |
| PMID | 23621485 |
| OpenAlex | W1996541387 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 26 |
A questionnaire was designed to obtain information about factors affecting vitamin D status in Middle Eastern people living in the UK. A total of 242 questionnaires were returned out of 350 distributed. A total of 85% of the sample was estimated to have a low vitamin D intake (< 5 μg/d). Other risk factors for vitamin D insufficiency included covering skin from sunlight (62% men and 84% women); low use of vitamin D containing supplements (18.5%) and being overweight or obese (49% men and 44% women). Vitamin D intake was lowest in the Kurdish ethnic group (2.18 μg/d) and in those with primary (1.83 μg/d) and secondary school (2.14 μg/d) level education compared to higher education (3.0-3.59 μg/d). Vitamin D intake was highest in those aged 40-49 years (4.0 μg/d), those born in the Levant (4.29 μg/d), and in those who were obese (3.60 μg/d)
Christian ministry · Dark skin · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Obesity · Overweight · Vitamin · Vitamin D and neurology · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Demography · Medicine · Menstrual Health and Disorders · Vitamin D Research Studies · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |