Can a questionnaire predict vitamin D status in postmenopausal women?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Our objective was to determine whether a questionnaire can identify individuals with vitamin D insufficiency (VDI).

Design

Women completed the Vitamin D & Sun (VIDSUN) questionnaire and we measured their serum 25-hydrocyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels. We assessed the sensitivity and specificity of the questionnaire to identify VDI (25(OH)D level <50 nmol/l).

Setting

Clinical Research Unit, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Subjects

Postmenopausal women.

Results

We recruited 609 postmenopausal women with a mean age of 61 (sd 6 years), of whom 113 (19%) had VDI. Women with VDI were more likely to be black (17% v. 2%, P < 0.001), heavier (BMI 33.0 (sd 7) kg/m2 v. 29.0 (sd 7) kg/m2, P < 0.001) and less likely to tan in the past year (49% v. 72%, P < 0.0

SUBMITTER: Nabak AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3976225 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature