Vitamin D Status in the Adult Population of Romania-Results of the European Health Examination Survey

Vitamin D deficiency is recognized as a general health condition globally and is acknowledged as a public health concern in Europe. In Romania, a national program of examination of the status of vitamin D for high-risk groups has demonstrated a vitamin D deficiency prevalence of 39.83%. No national...

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Published in:Nutrients 2024-03, Vol.16 (6), p.867
Main Authors: Brîndușe, Lăcrămioara Aurelia, Eclemea, Irina, Neculau, Andrea Elena, Cucu, Maria Alexandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adults
Alfacalcidol
Calcifediol
Cancer
Cholesterol
Chronic illnesses
COVID-19
Data collection
Debates
Dietary supplements
Europe
Exercise
Family medicine
Female
Hemoglobin
High density lipoprotein
Humans
Institutionalization
Metabolism
Mortality
Prevalence
Public health
Risk factors
Romania - epidemiology
Surveys
Uninsured people
Vitamin D
Vitamin D Deficiency - epidemiology
Vitamin deficiency
Vitamins
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Summary:Vitamin D deficiency is recognized as a general health condition globally and is acknowledged as a public health concern in Europe. In Romania, a national program of examination of the status of vitamin D for high-risk groups has demonstrated a vitamin D deficiency prevalence of 39.83%. No national data on the status of vitamin D in the general adult population are available to date. We used the framework of the European Health Examination Survey to analyze vitamin D levels in a sample population of adults aged 25-64 years, from 120 family doctors' patients lists, by using a sequential sampling method. Data were weighted to the Romanian population. Vitamin D deficiency was defined as 25(OH)D < 20 ng/mL. In total, 5380 adults aged 25-64 years were included in this study. The overall prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is 24.8%. Predictors of vitamin D deficiency were found to be obesity, female sex, living in rural areas, lower education level, and lower socioeconomic status. Specific recommendations for vitamin D screening and supplementation should be issued for women by specialist boards. Further studies are needed to identify seasonal variation and to establish a correlation with nutritional surveys.
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu16060867