Vitamin D status and prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in different genders throughout life stages: A Brazilian cross-sectional study.
Lenora M Camarate S M LeãoBernardo Campos RodriguesPaulo Telles Pires DiasBárbara GehrkeThiago da Silva Pereira de SouzaCaio Kenji HiroseMônica Di Calafiori FreirePublished in: Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2021)
Mean 25(OH) D values were higher in children and lower in adolescents and women. Approximately 90% of non-seniors and presumably healthy residents of the urban metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro presented satisfactory levels of 25(OH) D during the summer months; however, in over half of the elderly, the serum concentrations of 25(OH) D were inadequate. Therefore, strategies for the prevention of hypovitaminosis D should be considered in the senior population.