Vitamin D deficiency in minority populations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15090294 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Glen B Taksler (0000-0002-7566-7104, Cleveland Clinic, corresponding author), Donald Cutler (0000-0002-4949-8917, National Bureau of Economic Research), David M Cutler, Edward L Giovannucci (0000-0002-6123-0219, Harvard University), Edward Giovannucci, Nancy L Keating (0000-0002-8274-4681, Harvard University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 379-391 |
| Publication date | 2015-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980014000457 |
| PMID | 25112179 |
| OpenAlex | W2165329793 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 46 |
Objective Black and Hispanic individuals synthesize less vitamin D per unit of sun exposure than white individuals. The relationship between UV radiation and vitamin D insufficiency in minorities has not been well explored. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, we obtained serum vitamin D levels for non-Hispanic Whites, Hispanics and non-Hispanic Blacks aged ≥18 years from 2000–2006. We linked these data with the average monthly solar UV index by census tract and data on sun exposure, vitamin D supplementation, health and demographics. We used multivariable regression analyses to assess vitamin D deficiency ( Subjects Adults ( n 14 319) aged ≥18 years. Results A 1-point increase in the UV index was associated with a 0·51 ng/ml increase in vitamin D (95 % CI 0·35, 0·67 ng/ml; P P v . 56·3 % of Hispanics and 34·8 % of non-Hispanic Whites. More non-Hispanic Blacks were estimated to be deficient in vitamin D in January in the highest UV index quartile than were non-Hispanic Whites in the lowest UV index quartile (60·2 % v . 25·7 %). Conclusions Wintertime vitamin D insufficiency is pervasive among minority populations, and not uncommon among non-Hispanic Whites
Cohort · Demographics · Environmental health · Ethnic group · National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey · Population · Prospective cohort study · Vitamin · Vitamin D and neurology · vitamin D deficiency · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Demography · Medicine · Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research · Vitamin D Research Studies · Internal Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |