Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its association with nutrition, travelling and clothing habits in an immigrant population in Northern Sweden

Objectives: To study prevalence and determinants of vitamin D deficiency in immigrants from Africa and the Middle East living in Umeå, Sweden. Design: Cross-sectional population based. Setting: Umeå, Sweden (63° N). Subjects/Methods: Immigrants aged 25–65 years from nine countries in Africa or the M...

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Published in:European journal of clinical nutrition 2016-03, Vol.70 (3), p.373-379
Main Authors: Granlund, L, Ramnemark, A, Andersson, C, Lindkvist, M, Fhärm, E, Norberg, M
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Africa - ethnology
Aged
Animals
Anthropometry
Calciferol
Clinical Nutrition
Clothing and dress
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diet
Emigrants and Immigrants
Epidemiology
Female
Fish
Fishes
Health aspects
High-performance liquid chromatography
Humans
Immigrants
Internal Medicine
Life Style
Lifestyles
Liquid chromatography
Logistic Models
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metabolic Diseases
Middle Aged
Middle East - ethnology
Multiple regression analysis
Nutrient deficiency
Nutrition
Nutrition research
Nutritional Status
original-article
Prevalence
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Public Health
Seafood
Seasons
Socioeconomic Factors
Socioeconomics
Statistics
Sunlight
Sweden - epidemiology
Travel
Vitamin D
Vitamin D - administration & dosage
Vitamin D - blood
Vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin D Deficiency - blood
Vitamin D Deficiency - ethnology
Vitamin deficiency
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Summary:Objectives: To study prevalence and determinants of vitamin D deficiency in immigrants from Africa and the Middle East living in Umeå, Sweden. Design: Cross-sectional population based. Setting: Umeå, Sweden (63° N). Subjects/Methods: Immigrants aged 25–65 years from nine countries in Africa or the Middle East ( n =1306) were invited. A total of 111 men and 106 women (16.5%) completed the study. S-25-hydroxyvitamin D3 was measured with HPLC. Anthropometry, medical, socioeconomic and lifestyle data were registered. Results: Vitamin D status was insufficient or deficient in 73% of the participants. Specifically, 12% had vitamin D deficiency (25(OH)D3
ISSN:0954-3007
1476-5640
1476-5640
DOI:10.1038/ejcn.2015.176