A High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency Observed in an Irish South East Asian Population: A Cross-Sectional Observation Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Laboratory Analysis
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Male | Female | p-Value | |
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n 95 | n 91 | ||
Age (years) | 31.0 (27.0, 36.0) | 33.0 (26.0, 38.0) | 0.178 |
<18 n (%) | 2 (2.1) | 4 (4.4) | 0.437 |
18 to 50 n (%) | 90 (94.7) | 78 (85.7) | 0.047 |
>50 n (%) | 3 (3.2) | 9 (9.9) | 0.077 |
Season sampled n (%) | |||
Winter | 42 (44.2) | 18 (19.8) | 0.001 |
Spring | 17 (17.9) | 16 (17.6) | 0.956 |
Summer | 16 (16.8) | 23 (25.3) | 0.207 |
Autumn | 20 (21.1) | 34 (37.3) | 0.016 |
Bone biochemistry | |||
25(OH)D (nmol/L) | 18.0 (27.0, 36.0) | 25.0 (17.0, 30.0) | 0.004 |
PTH (pg/mL) | 41.6 (31.7, 53.8) | 43.8 (35.1, 71.0) | 0.044 |
Calcium (mmol/L) | 2.35 (2.29, 2.41) | 2.26 (2.22, 2.35) | <0.001 |
<30 nmol/L (Deficient) | 30–50 nmol/L (Insufficient) | >50 nmol/L (Sufficient) | |
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Total | |||
PTH (pg/mL) | 45.5 (36.5, 65.1) a | 41.8 (28.1, 50.0) a,b | 36.1 (25.4, 43.8) b |
Calcium (mmol/L) | 2.33 (2.25, 2.39) | 2.32 (2.25, 2.38) | 2.26 (2.24, 2.35) |
Men | |||
PTH (pg/mL) | 45.5 (33.1, 58.1) a | 37.1 (28.9, 46.1) a | 20.4 (16.6, 39.2) b |
Calcium (mmol/L) | 2.35 (2.31, 2.41) | 2.35 (2.30, 2.43) | 2.26 (2.21, 2.37) |
Women | |||
PTH (pg/mL) | 45.8 (38.9, 89.0) | 46.3 (25.6, 55.7) | 39.3 (33.2, 48.1) |
Calcium (mmol/L) | 2.25 (2.20, 2.35) | 2.26 (2.19, 2.37) | 2.27 (2.24, 2.35) |
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Laird, E.; Walsh, J.B.; Lanham-New, S.; O’Sullivan, M.; Kenny, R.A.; Scully, H.; Crowley, V.; Healy, M. A High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency Observed in an Irish South East Asian Population: A Cross-Sectional Observation Study. Nutrients 2020, 12, 3674. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12123674
Laird E, Walsh JB, Lanham-New S, O’Sullivan M, Kenny RA, Scully H, Crowley V, Healy M. A High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency Observed in an Irish South East Asian Population: A Cross-Sectional Observation Study. Nutrients. 2020; 12(12):3674. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12123674
Chicago/Turabian StyleLaird, Eamon, James Bernard Walsh, Susan Lanham-New, Maria O’Sullivan, Rose Anne Kenny, Helena Scully, Vivion Crowley, and Martin Healy. 2020. "A High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency Observed in an Irish South East Asian Population: A Cross-Sectional Observation Study" Nutrients 12, no. 12: 3674. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12123674
APA StyleLaird, E., Walsh, J. B., Lanham-New, S., O’Sullivan, M., Kenny, R. A., Scully, H., Crowley, V., & Healy, M. (2020). A High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency Observed in an Irish South East Asian Population: A Cross-Sectional Observation Study. Nutrients, 12(12), 3674. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12123674