1Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, University of Tartu and
2Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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AbstractVitamin D is crucial for calcium and bone metabolism. Overweight people have been found to have lower levels of this vitamin. The aim of the paper was to test if sun exposure habits might differ according to weight and body fat per cent in a random population‐based sample, and have an impact on vitamin D levels. The analysis of 367 persons showed that, among other established factors, differences in sunbathing also explain the lower vitamin D levels in overweight and elderly individuals.
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Tài liệu tham khảo
Dattani JT, 1984, Vitamin D status of the elderly in relation to age and exposure to sunlight, Hum Nutr Clin Nutr, 38, 131
