{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Akinlawon OJ"],"funding":["NIA NIH HHS","NHLBI NIH HHS","NIAMS NIH HHS","NIH"],"pagination":["999-1007"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8030721"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["151(4)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to identify risk factors for vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency among Puerto Rican adults from the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study (BPRHS).<h4>Methods</h4>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"],"journal":["The Journal of nutrition"],"pubmed_title":["Risk Factors Associated with Vitamin D Status among Older Puerto Rican Adults."],"pmcid":["PMC8030721"],"funding_grant_id":["R01 AR072741","R01 AG027087","K01 AR067894","R01 AG055948","P50 HL105185","P01 AG023394"],"pubmed_authors":["Akinlawon OJ","Noel SE","Tucker KL","Lai CQ","Flanagan KD"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Risk Factors Associated with Vitamin D Status among Older Puerto Rican Adults.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to identify risk factors for vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency among Puerto Rican adults from the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study (BPRHS).<h4>Methods</h4>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","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Apr","modification":"2025-04-19T20:10:41.863Z","creation":"2025-04-19T20:10:41.863Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8030721","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33693857"],"doi":["10.1093/jn/nxaa426"]}}