E van der Veer

Vitamin D Deficiency in Risk Groups Living in Tropical Curaçao

Issue:

Vol 62, Issue 3: Mar (2013)

DOI:

10.727/wimj.2012.196

Pages:

195–200

Synopsis:

Avoiding sun exposure, although living in tropical areas, results in vitamin D deficiency. In our small pilot study, 38% of the people were at risk and had 25(OH)D levels below 50 nmol/L.

ABSTRACT

Objective: Curaçao (12 degrees 10N, 69 degrees 0W) is characterized by whole year abundant sunshine (8−10 hours/day). We challenged the automatic assumption that people living in tropical countries do not have a high risk of vitamin D deficiency, and investigated the vitamin D status in a tropical environment.

Received:

25 Jun, 2012

Accepted:

29 Oct, 2012

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