TY - JOUR
T1 - Worldwide vitamin D status
AU - van Schoor, N.M.
AU - Lips, P.T.A.M.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The aim of the present study is to summarize existing literature on vitamin D levels in adults in different continents and different countries woldwide. The best determinant of vitamin D status is the serum concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D). Most investigators agree that serum 25(OH)D should be higher than 50 nmol/l, but some recommend higher serum levels. Traditional risk groups for vitamin D deficiency include pregnant women, children, older persons, the institutionalized, and non-western immigrants. This chapter shows that serum 25(OH)D levels are not only suboptimal in specific risk groups, but also in adults in many countries. Especially, in the Middle-East and Asia, vitamin D deficiency in adults is highly prevalent. © 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
AB - The aim of the present study is to summarize existing literature on vitamin D levels in adults in different continents and different countries woldwide. The best determinant of vitamin D status is the serum concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D). Most investigators agree that serum 25(OH)D should be higher than 50 nmol/l, but some recommend higher serum levels. Traditional risk groups for vitamin D deficiency include pregnant women, children, older persons, the institutionalized, and non-western immigrants. This chapter shows that serum 25(OH)D levels are not only suboptimal in specific risk groups, but also in adults in many countries. Especially, in the Middle-East and Asia, vitamin D deficiency in adults is highly prevalent. © 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.beem.2011.06.007
DO - 10.1016/j.beem.2011.06.007
M3 - Article
SN - 1521-690X
VL - 25
SP - 671
EP - 680
JO - Baillière's Best Practice & Research. Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
JF - Baillière's Best Practice & Research. Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
IS - 4
ER -