Ethnicity and social deprivation contribute to vitamin D deficiency in an urban UK population

Ethnicity and social deprivation contribute to vitamin D deficiency in an urban UK population

•Examination of vitamin D assay requesting in areas of different ethnicity.•Over 61% of patients in urban Manchester and Trafford were vitamin D insufficient.•Index of social deprivation correlated with percent patients with 25OHD

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology 2015-04, Vol.148, p.253-255
Hauptverfasser: Hayden, K.E., Sandle, L.N., Berry, J.L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Assay requesting
Ethnic Groups
Ethnicity
Humans
Social Class
Social deprivation
United Kingdom
Urban Population
Vitamin D
Vitamin D Deficiency - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:•Examination of vitamin D assay requesting in areas of different ethnicity.•Over 61% of patients in urban Manchester and Trafford were vitamin D insufficient.•Index of social deprivation correlated with percent patients with 25OHD
ISSN:0960-0760
1879-1220
DOI:10.1016/j.jsbmb.2014.11.014