{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Vearing RM"],"funding":["FDA HHS"],"pagination":["516-526"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8993683"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["76(4)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background/objectives</h4>Vitamin D deficiency remains a global public health issue, particularly in minority ethnic groups. This review investigates the vitamin D status (as measured by 25(OH)D and dietary intake) of the African-Caribbean population globally.<h4>Subjects/methods</h4>A systematic review was conducted by searching key databases (PUBMED, Web of Science, Scopus) from inception until October 2019. Search terms included 'Vitamin D status' and 'African-Caribbean'. A random effects and fixed effects meta-analysis was performed by combining means and standard error of the mean.<h4>Result</h4>The search yielded 19 papers that included n = 5670 African-Caribbean participants from six countries. A meta-analysis found this population to have sufficient (>50 nmol/L) 25(OH)D levels "],"journal":["European journal of clinical nutrition"],"pubmed_title":["Global Perspective of the Vitamin D Status of African-Caribbean Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis."],"pmcid":["PMC8993683"],"funding_grant_id":["U19 FD007113"],"pubmed_authors":["Hart KH","Darling AL","Ribeiro H","Mendis J","Thakur S","Probst Y","Lanham-New SA","Vearing RM","Charlton K","Olayinka AS","Mendes M"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Global Perspective of the Vitamin D Status of African-Caribbean Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.","description":"<h4>Background/objectives</h4>Vitamin D deficiency remains a global public health issue, particularly in minority ethnic groups. This review investigates the vitamin D status (as measured by 25(OH)D and dietary intake) of the African-Caribbean population globally.<h4>Subjects/methods</h4>A systematic review was conducted by searching key databases (PUBMED, Web of Science, Scopus) from inception until October 2019. Search terms included 'Vitamin D status' and 'African-Caribbean'. A random effects and fixed effects meta-analysis was performed by combining means and standard error of the mean.<h4>Result</h4>The search yielded 19 papers that included n = 5670 African-Caribbean participants from six countries. A meta-analysis found this population to have sufficient (>50 nmol/L) 25(OH)D levels ","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Apr","modification":"2025-04-04T08:24:02.899Z","creation":"2025-04-04T08:24:02.899Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8993683","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34282293"],"doi":["10.1038/s41430-021-00980-9"]}}