Nationwide vitamin D status in older Brazilian adults and its determinants: The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI)
Abstract Little is known about vitamin D status in older adults in South America, where exposures to ultra-violet radiation are high. We examined the distribution of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) concentration and its determinants in a nationally representative sample of Brazilians aged 50 years...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-08-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70329-y |