Open AccessReduced Sun Exposure Does Not Explain the Inverse Association of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D with Percent Body Fat in Older Adults
Author(s) -
Susan S. Harris,
Bess DawsonHughes
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2007-0722
Subject(s) - vitamin d and neurology , medicine , quartile , context (archaeology) , population , vitamin d deficiency , endocrinology , body mass index , vitamin , physiology , confidence interval , environmental health , biology , paleontology
Greater adiposity is associated with lower blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]. The extent to which this results from reduced sun exposure among heavier individuals is unknown.
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