Prevalence of Vitamin D₃ 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.760-764
Hauptverfasser:	Horani, Moiz, Dror, Azriel, Holland, Dustin, Caporaso, Fred, Sumida, Ken D., Frisch, Frank
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over California - epidemiology Cholecalciferol - deficiency Community and Environmental Psychology Ethics Female Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Humans Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged ORIGINAL PAPER Prevalence Vitamin D Deficiency - epidemiology Young Adult
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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