Vitamin D status and prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in different genders throughout life stages: A Brazilian cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the mean concentration of 25-hydroxivitamin D [25(OH) D] and prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in individuals residing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. METHODS: The data of 80,000 consecutive individuals who had 25(OH) D measurements performed by electrochemiluminescence between 1/2...

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Main Authors: Lenora M. Camarate S.M. Leão, Bernardo Campos Rodrigues, Paulo Telles Pires Dias, Bárbara Gehrke, Thiago da Silva Pereira de Souza, Caio Kenji Hirose, Mônica Di Calafiori Freire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2021-04-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/clin/v76/1807-5932-clin-76-e2571.pdf