Vitamin D status among adults in Germany - Results from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1) Chronic Disease epidemiology

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Rabenberg, Martina ^a   Scheidt Nave, Christa ^a   Busch, Markus A ^a   Rieckmann, Nina ^b   Hintzpeter, Birte ^c   Mensink, Gert B M ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Determinants; Germany; Northern latitude; Population survey; Season; Serum 25(OH)D; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BLOOD; BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84936864780     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2016-7     Document Type: Article

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