Open AccessThe association between obesity and vitamin D status among older adults in Ecuador: analysis of the SABE survey
Author(s) -
Carlos H. Orces
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
nutrición hospitalaria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1699-5198
pISSN - 0212-1611
DOI - 10.20960/nh.1752
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , confounding , vitamin d and neurology , body mass index , demography , logistic regression , vitamin d deficiency , gerontology , sociology
although it is well established that body fat mass is inversely associated with vitamin D (25[OH]D) concentrations, little is known whether obesity increases the risk of 25(OH)D insufficiency among older adults in Ecuador.
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