دورية أكاديمية

Determination of Vitamin D Status in a Population of Ecuadorian Subjects

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Determination of Vitamin D Status in a Population of Ecuadorian Subjects
المؤلفون: G. Maldonado, C. Paredes, R. Guerrero, C. Ríos
المصدر: The Scientific World Journal, Vol 2017 (2017)
بيانات النشر: Hindawi Limited, 2017.
سنة النشر: 2017
المجموعة: LCC:Technology
LCC:Medicine
LCC:Science
مصطلحات موضوعية: Technology, Medicine, Science
الوصف: Introduction. Vitamin D is a preprohormone known to play a key role in phosphocalcic metabolism; its main source comes from the synthesis at the skin level by ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Objective. The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of vitamin D in an Ecuadorian population. Materials and Methods. Retrospective study of Ecuadorian subjects from the city of Guayaquil, who had an initial study of 25 (OH)-D serum, as the indicator of Vitamin D status, in the period of 2015-2016. Results. A total of 269 Ecuadorian subjects were analyzed, with a mean age of 54.73 ± 16.58; 85% (229) were females and 15% (41) males; mean vitamin D was 27.29 ± 10.12 ng/dl [6.41–88.74]; 70% of the population showed levels below 30 ng/dL of vitamin D, whereas only 30% (81) had normal values. 69% (185) had levels between 29 and 10 ng/dl and 1% (3) levels below 10 ng/dl. High levels of vitamin D were evidenced in the summer months in relation to the winter months. Conclusion. It is evident that, despite the location of Ecuador and the intensity of UV rays it receives throughout the year, Ecuadorian subjects have insufficient levels of vitamin D.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2356-6140
1537-744X
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2356-6140; https://doaj.org/toc/1537-744X
DOI: 10.1155/2017/3831275
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/849974bbbf3f4176af46da11df8807c6
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.849974bbbf3f4176af46da11df8807c6
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:23566140
1537744X
DOI:10.1155/2017/3831275