Trends in the incidence of testing for vitamin D deficiency in primary care in the UK: a retrospective analysis of The Health Improvement Network (THIN), 2005-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate trends in the incidence of testing for vitamin D deficiency and the prevalence of patients with circulating concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) indicative of deficiency (<30 nmol/L) between 2005 and 2015.

Design

Longitudinal analysis of electronic health records in The Health Improvement Network primary care database.

Setting

UK primary care.

Intervention

None.

Participants

The analysis included 6 416 709 participants aged 18 years and older.

Primary outcomes

Incidence of having a blood test for vitamin D deficiency between 2005 and 2015, the prevalence with blood 25(OH)D <30 nmol/L and the effects of age, ethnicity and socioeconomic status on these measures were assessed.

Results

After a mean follow-up

SUBMITTER: Crowe FL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6561453 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature