The Effect of Clothing on Vitamin D Status, Bone Turnover Markers, and Bone Mineral Density in Young Kuwaiti Females

Many Arab women in the Gulf region cover their bodies for cultural and religious reasons, limiting the skin’s exposure to sunlight and therefore its ability to synthesize vitamin D. The aim of this study is to determine whether the clothing style of Kuwaiti premenopausal women affects their vitamin...

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Main Authors: Fatima Ibrahim Al-Yatama, Fatemah AlOtaibi, Maie Dawoud Al-Bader, Kamal A. Al-Shoumer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6794837