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ABSTRACT: Background
The risk of metabolic syndrome can be influenced by inadequate vitamin D levels, and exposure to sunlight is the main external source of vitamin D. The present study assessed the influence of environmental, biological, and nutritional factors in relation to seasonal 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) concentration in individuals with metabolic syndrome.Methods
This cross-sectional study enrolled 180 individuals with metabolic syndrome aged between 18 and 80 years. The 25OHD concentration was considered the dependent variable; independent variables included age, sex, skin color, use of sunscreen, skin type, sun exposure score, ultraviolet radiation index, geographic location, season, body mass index, waist:hip ratio, waist circumference, parathyroid hormone level, total serum calcium level, and calcium and vitamin D intake.Results
The average vitamin D in individuals evaluated in summer 32?±?10 ng/mL was greater than in the winter 26?±?8 ng/mL (p?ConclusionsSex, waist:hip ratio, sun exposure, and summer season were predictors of 25OHD status among individuals with metabolic syndrome. HDL-cholesterol was the only component of metabolic syndrome that differed significantly between the seasons.
SUBMITTER: Aquino SLS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5987652 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Aquino Séphora Louyse Silva SLS da Cunha Aline Tuane Oliveira ATO Pereira Hermilla Torres HT Freitas Erika Paula Silva EPS Fayh Ana Paula Trussardi APT Lima Josivan Gomes JG Lima Severina Carla Vieira Cunha SCVC Sena-Evangelista Karine Cavalcanti Maurício KCM Pedrosa Lucia Fátima Campos LFC
Diabetology & metabolic syndrome 20180604
<h4>Background</h4>The risk of metabolic syndrome can be influenced by inadequate vitamin D levels, and exposure to sunlight is the main external source of vitamin D. The present study assessed the influence of environmental, biological, and nutritional factors in relation to seasonal 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) concentration in individuals with metabolic syndrome.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional study enrolled 180 individuals with metabolic syndrome aged between 18 and 80 years. The 25OHD c ...[more]