Open AccessSkin Color Change in Caucasian Postmenopausal Women Predicts Summer-Winter Change in 25-Hydroxyvitamin D: Findings from the ANSAViD Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Helen M. Macdonald,
Alexandra Mavroeidi,
Lorna Aucott,
Brian Diffey,
William D. Fraser,
Anthony D. Ormerod,
David M. Reid
Publication year - 2011
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.2010-2032
Subject(s) - vitamin d and neurology , medicine , quartile , cohort , sunlight , vitamin d deficiency , prospective cohort study , sunburn , body mass index , cohort study , endocrinology , dermatology , confidence interval , physics , astronomy
UV radiation is responsible for vitamin D synthesis and skin tanning. Longitudinal data relating skin color to vitamin D status are lacking.
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