Vitamin D deficiency in Ukraine: A multicentre cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Available epidemiological data on vitamin D status in the Ukrainian population are limited.

Objective

The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Ukraine.

Methods

This multicentre cross-sectional study included a total of 11,462 participants: 1530 children with a median age 10 years, (IQR 6-14) and 56.21 % of them were female; 9932 adults with a median age of 36 years (IQR 26-48) and 78.72 % of them were female. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels were measured once by chemiluminescent immunoassay (UniCel DxI 800 Access Immunoassay System, Beckman Coulter Inc., USA) in the period of January-December 2021 in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast. The cut-offs were: vitamin D deficiency, <50 nmol/L; moderate deficiency, 25-<50 nmol

SUBMITTER: Shatylo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11525160 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature