Global vitamin D levels in relation to age, gender, skin pigmentation and latitude: An ecologic meta-regression analysis

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-140

  Hagenau, T ^a   Vest, R ^a   Gissel, T N ^a   Poulsen, C S ^a   Erlandsen, M ^b   Mosekilde, L ^a   Vestergaard, P ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cholecalciferol; Latitude; Meta analysis; Serum vitamin D

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LATITUDE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RACE DIFFERENCE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SERUM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 57049086978     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-008-0626-y     Document Type: Article

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