Vitamin D Status and Physical Activity during Wintertime in Forensic Inpatients-A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to gain deeper knowledge about the relationship between vitamin D and physical activity in a sample of forensic inpatients. Sixty-seven male forensic inpatients participated. Participants were randomly assigned into an Intervention group (vitamin D) or a Control group (placebo). The Physical Activity-Rating (PA-R) questionnaire was used to measure physical activity from January to May. Vitamin D status was measured as 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25-OHD) pre- and post-intervention. The results revealed that vitamin D status at post-test was positively correlated with physical activity, but there was no effect of vitamin D supplementation looking at the two randomized groups. However, controlling for body mass index (BMI), the results showed an effect of BMI and a main effect of g

SUBMITTER: Hansen AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8539268 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature