Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in a healthy population from the North of Portugal

A Bettencourt, D Boleixa, J Reis, JC Oliveira… - The journal of steroid …, 2018 - Elsevier
Vitamin D status in human populations has become a matter of great concern, in the wake of
a multitude of published works that document widespread vitamin D deficiency across …

Vitamin D status and nutrition in Europe and Asia

P Lips - The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular …, 2007 - Elsevier
Vitamin D status is highly different in various countries of Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
For this review, vitamin D deficiency is defined as serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D)< …

Higher risk of vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency for rural than urban dwellers

TP Griffin, D Wall, L Blake, DG Griffin… - The Journal of steroid …, 2020 - Elsevier
There are many risk factors for Vitamin D deficiency. This study aimed to compare the
Vitamin D status and serum 25 (OH) D concentrations of adults living in an urban area to …

A systematic review of vitamin D status in southern European countries

Y Manios, G Moschonis, CP Lambrinou… - European journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Despite an acknowledged dearth of data on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH)
D) concentrations from Southern European countries, inter-country comparison is hampered …

Effect of smoking on the serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D depends on the assay employed

G Grimnes, B Almaas, AE Eggen… - European journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Objective Because we found higher serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) levels among
smokers than among non-smokers with analyses using an electrochemiluminescence …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D levels in a large Mediterranean cohort: reconsidering normal cut-off values

M Katrinaki, M Kampa, A Margioris, E Castanas… - Hormones, 2016 - Springer
OBJECTIVE: The determination of the normal range of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25-(OH) D],
though currently based on suppression of PTH levels, still remains a controversial issue. The …

[HTML][HTML] Could the Majority of the Greek and Cypriot Population Be Vitamin D Deficient?

SE Xyda, K Kotsa, A Doumas, E Papanastasiou… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
OBJECTIVE: Hypovitaminosis D is prevalent in epidemic proportions in many developed
countries. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of adequate 25 …

Association of serum vitamin D status with dietary intake and sun exposure in adults

I Dimakopoulos, E Magriplis, AV Mitsopoulou… - Clinical nutrition …, 2019 - Elsevier
Summary Background & aims Serum 25 (OH) D deficiency is becoming an epidemic. The
aim was to assess vitamin D status of the adult Greek population in relation to intake, sun …

Vitamin D deficiency: A single centre analysis of patients from 136 countries

A Haq, J Svobodová, S Imran, C Stanford… - The Journal of steroid …, 2016 - Elsevier
Vitamin D deficiency is a global problem, thought to be related to lack of sunlight exposure,
and usually accompanied by reduced dietary intake. This study was designed to determine …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D status in central Europe

P Pludowski, WB Grant, HP Bhattoa, M Bayer… - International journal of …, 2014 - hindawi.com
Little published information is available regarding epidemiological data on vitamin D status
in the large geographical region of Central Europe (CE). We searched the journal literature …