Prevalence and Risk Factors of Vitamin D Deficiency
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Micronutrients and Human Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2026 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editor
2. Frankfurt Centre for Bone Health and Endocrinology, 60313 Frankfurt, Germany
3. ATOS Hospital, 65203 Wiesbaden, Germany
Interests: vitamin D; fracture; osteoporosis; osteoarthritis; bone oncology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Vitamin D deficiency is frequently seen in the general population of many countries around the world. Moreover, its prevalence increases with age; thus, countries with an ageing population are particularly affected by vitamin D deficiency. Today, numerous clinical studies have reported a high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D and vitamin D deficiency in patients with innumerable diseases. For example, several studies have linked low serum vitamin D levels to increased cancer incidence and mortality. Other studies describe the favourable effects of vitamin D on the progression and outcome of, e.g., musculoskeletal disorders. In addition, vitamin D is believed to play a role in decreasing the risk of many chronic illnesses, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, and cardiovascular diseases. Likewise, vitamin D supplementation is known to prevent nutritional disorders, such as rickets, and potentially lower the risk of many other diseases.
In this Special Issue on the prevalence and risk factors of vitamin D deficiency, we welcome submissions focusing on epidemiologic studies and clinical trials to examine vitamin D and its supplementation.
Dr. Konstantin Horas
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- vitamin D
- hypovitaminosis D
- 25 (OH)D
- prevalence
- risk factors
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