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Body mass index determines sunbathing habits: implications on vitamin D levels
Author(s) -
Kull M.,
Kallikorm R.,
Lember M.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.01900.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sunbathing , body mass index , vitamin d and neurology , vitamin , index (typography) , environmental health , physiology , gerontology , dermatology , world wide web , computer science
Vitamin D is crucial for calcium and bone metabolism. Overweight people have been found to have lower levels of this vitamin. The aim of the paper was to test if sun exposure habits might differ according to weight and body fat per cent in a random population‐based sample, and have an impact on vitamin D levels. The analysis of 367 persons showed that, among other established factors, differences in sunbathing also explain the lower vitamin D levels in overweight and elderly individuals.