Vitamin D level and its association with adiposity among multi-ethnic adults in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: a cross sectional study

Abstract Background Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in both temperate as well as tropical countries. Obesity is one of the factors contributing to vitamin D deficiency. As our country has a high prevalence of overweight and obesity, we aimed to study serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) leve...

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Main Authors: I. S. Shafinaz, F. M. Moy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-2924-1