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SUBMITTER: Bittar FB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6029128 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bittar Fernanda Barros FB Castro Charlles H M CHM Szejnfeld Vera Lúcia VL
BMC endocrine disorders 20180703 1
<h4>Background</h4>Vitamin D deficiency is pandemic while resources available to measure 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) are limited. The present study aimed to verify whether sun exposure measured by a structured questionnaire could predict serum 25OHD concentrations in healthy Caucasian individuals living in a tropical area.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study was carried out in subjects living in the greater São Paulo area, Brazil. Two groups of 50 young (20 to 40 years old) and 50 older (60 t ...[more]