biostudies-literatureUnknown18(1)Mechenro J<h4>Background</h4>Vitamin D has multifarious roles in maintenance of health and prevention of disease. The present study was undertaken to assess the vitamin D status of a rural adult south Indian population and to identify its associations with socioeconomic status and cultural practices.<h4>Methods</h4>Between June 2015 and July 2016, 424 healthy adults residing in Kattankulathur block in Tamil Nadu, India, provided venous blood samples and answered questions by personal interview. 25-hydroxy vitamin D was estimated by ELISA.<h4>Results</h4>Fifty nine (13.9%) of the 424 participants had 25OHD levels below 12 ng/mL (vitamin D deficient) and 175 (41.3%) had 25OHD levels between 12 to 20 ng/mL (vitamin D insufficiency). In univariate analysis, demographic factors associated with vitamin D BMC public health1345https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6280507biostudies-literatureVitamin D status in Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, India.PMC6280507Venugopal GBalakrishnan DBuvnesh Kumar MRamakrishna BSMechenro JfalseVitamin D status in Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, India.<h4>Background</h4>Vitamin D has multifarious roles in maintenance of health and prevention of disease. The present study was undertaken to assess the vitamin D status of a rural adult south Indian population and to identify its associations with socioeconomic status and cultural practices.<h4>Methods</h4>Between June 2015 and July 2016, 424 healthy adults residing in Kattankulathur block in Tamil Nadu, India, provided venous blood samples and answered questions by personal interview. 25-hydroxy vitamin D was estimated by ELISA.<h4>Results</h4>Fifty nine (13.9%) of the 424 participants had 25OHD levels below 12 ng/mL (vitamin D deficient) and 175 (41.3%) had 25OHD levels between 12 to 20 ng/mL (vitamin D insufficiency). In univariate analysis, demographic factors associated with vitamin D 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z2018 Dec2026-07-16T11:36:45.539Z2019-03-27T00:11:44ZS-EPMC62805073051835810.1186/s12889-018-6244-5