Does the Access to Sun Exposure Ensure Adequate Levels of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D?

Overview

Journal Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet

Specialty Gynecology & Obstetrics

Date 2017 Mar 16

PMID 28297731

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Authors

Enio Luis Damaso

Francisco Jose Albuquerque de Paula

Silvio Antonio Franceschini

Carolina Sales Vieira

Rui Alberto Ferriani

Marcos Felipe Silva de Sa

Lucia Alves da Silva Lara

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Abstract

To assess the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D, altered arterial blood pressure, and serum levels of glucose and lipids in community-dwelling women in the city of Ribeirão Preto, in the southeast of Brazil. This was a cross-sectional study of women aged 40-70 years old. Calcium intake and level of sun exposure were assessed by means of a questionnaire. A blood sample was used to determine glucose, lipid profile and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) concentration. Ninety-one women were enrolled (age = 54.2 ± 7.1 years). The mean serum 25(OH)D concentration was 25.7 ± 8.9 ng/mL. A total of 24 (26.4%) women had 25(OH)D levels < 20 ng/mL. Seventy women (76.9%) had 25(OH)D levels < 30 ng/mL. Seventy-five women (90.4%) had inadequate calcium intake, and 61 women (67%) had appropriate sun exposure, 49 of whom (80.3%) had serum 25(OH)D levels < 30 ng/mL. This study indicates that even in community-dwelling women, living in a city with high sun exposure, serum levels of 25(OH)D > 30 ng/ml are hardly reached. Thus, it is probable that other intrinsic factors besides sun exposure may regulate the levels of vitamin D.

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