Prevalence of Vitamin D^sub 3^ Deficiency in Orange County Residents

Prevalence of Vitamin D^sub 3^ Deficiency in Orange County Residents

With the prevalence of sunlight exposure in Orange County, California, one would expect it to be rare and unusual to find high incidence of Vitamin D deficiencies among its residents. This study evaluated the concentration of Vitamin D3 as part of a larger study to evaluate bone health in Orange Cou...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of community health 2011-10, Vol.36 (5), p.760
Hauptverfasser: Horani, Moiz, Dror, Azriel, Holland, Dustin, Caporaso, Fred, Sumida, Ken D, Frisch, Frank
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bone density
Community Relations
Counties
Foods Instruction
Metabolism
Osteoporosis
Public Health
Vitamin D
Vitamin deficiency
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Zusammenfassung:With the prevalence of sunlight exposure in Orange County, California, one would expect it to be rare and unusual to find high incidence of Vitamin D deficiencies among its residents. This study evaluated the concentration of Vitamin D3 as part of a larger study to evaluate bone health in Orange County residents. Our preliminary data shows that 19.2% of the 151 subjects evaluated had low Vitamin D3 (
ISSN:0094-5145
1573-3610
DOI:10.1007/s10900-011-9372-8