Risk Factors Associated with Vitamin D Status among Older Puerto Rican Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with health problems globally, but there is limited information on vitamin D status and associated risk factors among adults in underserved populations.

Objective

This study aimed to identify risk factors for vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency among Puerto Rican adults from the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study (BPRHS).

Methods

A total of 822 adults (45-75 y, at baseline) were included in these analyses. Deficiency was defined as serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] <30 and insufficiency as 30 to <50 nmol/L. Dietary intake was assessed with a validated FFQ. Associations between risk factors, including dietary vitamin D, supplement use, ancestry, skin pigmentation, months in the past year spent in a southern climate, an

SUBMITTER: Akinlawon OJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8030721 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature