Vitamin D status and obesity markers in older adults: results from West China Health and Aging Trends study

Vitamin D status and obesity markers in older adults: results from West China Health and Aging Trends study

Abstract Backgrounds Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in older adults seems to be common, but the prevalence estimates are lacking in West China. Previous studies suggested that low vitamin D status was associated with obesity. However, most of them evaluated obesity based on body mass index (...

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Main Authors: Yunli Zhao, Wanyu Zhao, Qiukui Hao, Meiling Ge, Yan Zhang, Fengjuan Hu, Ying Lu, Lixing Zhou, Xiaolei Liu, Birong Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Body mass index
Obesity markers
Older adults
Vitamin D status
Waist-hip ratio
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02449-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02449-7

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