Frequency of Vitamin D Deficiency and Associated Factors in Long-term Bariatric Surgery Patients: a Cross-sectional Study.
Maísa Miranda AraújoMarcela Moraes MendesSusan A Lanham-NewLara Pereira Saraiva Leão BorgesTeresa Helena Macedo da CostaKênia Mara Baiocchi de CarvalhoPatrícia Borges BotelhoPublished in: Obesity surgery (2022)
A quarter of the evaluated patients presented vitamin D deficiency, which was associated with the discontinuation of the health care, higher BMI, lower vitamin D intake, and lower individual UVB radiation levels.