The contributions of solar ultraviolet radiation exposure and other determinants to serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in Australian adults: The AusD study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 864-874

  Kimlin, Michael G ^a   Lucas, Robyn M ^a,b   Harrison, Simone L ^a,c   Van Der Mei, Ingrid ^d   Armstrong, Bruce K ^e,f   Whiteman, David C ^a,g   Kricker, Anne ^e   Nowak, Madeleine ^c   Brodie, Alison M ^a   Sun, Jiandong ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f SAX INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^g QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

determinants; sunlight; ultraviolet; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D;

ADULT; BODY MASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SERUM; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; LATITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

AUSTRALIA;

DETERMINANTS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET; VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUNLIGHT; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896978215     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwt446     Document Type: Article

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