Prevalence and correlates of vitamin D deficiency in a tropical setting: results from a nationally representative survey.
CONCLUSION: The prevalence of VDD and LVD in Colombian women and children is nonnegligible; some age groups are disproportionately affected. Altitude was a strong predictor of vitamin D status in this tropical setting. VDD was positively related to indicators of higher socioeconomic status.
PMID: 32729610 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Beer RJ, HerrĂ¡n OF, Villamor E Tags: Am J Clin Nutr Source Type: research
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