25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) levels in Turkish geriatric population : A nationwide study

2022 Murat Çağlayan, Cigdem Sonmez, Mehmet Senes, Ataman Gonel, Ozlem Gulbahar, Nurbanu Bursa, Derun Taner, Osman Celik, Fidanci Ali Aykut, Ulgu Mustafa Mahir, Abdulvahit Sozuer, Naim Ata, Suayip Birinci, published by CEON/CEES..

Background: Across the world, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) deficiency is a major health problem associated with many chronic diseases in the geriatric population. Prior to this study, there were no data regarding 25-OHD levels among individuals over the age of 65 in Turkey. The aim of this study was to assess 25-OHD levels and seasonal variations in these values among people over the age of 65 in Turkey.

Methods: This study included vitamin D measurements taken in 2016, 2017, and 2018 from the Turkish population over the age of 65. The age, gender, and seasonal average data of the study population were defined. The study data were obtained from the database of the Ministry of Health, and a Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to assess the distribution of the data. Medians and interquartile ranges (IQRs) were calculated for all categories, as the data were nonparametric.

Results: The number of vitamin D measurements taken from the geriatric individuals included in this study was 305,329 for 2016, 576,452 for 2017, and 752,837 for 2018. The medians and IQRs of the 25-OHD levels in this population were 16 μg/L (IQR 7.45-24.55 μg/L) for 2016, 16.1 μg/L (IQR 7.8-24.4 μg/L) for 2017, and 16.4 μg/L (IQR 8.95-23.85 μg/L) for 2018.

Conclusions: While the 25-OHD levels of older men tended to increase during the period of seasonal sunlight in Turkey, this variability was observed in elderly women. This suggests that older women tend to live more sedentary lives and have insufficient sun exposure. Overall, the median 25-OHD levels of individuals over the age of 65 tended to decrease each year.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Journal of medical biochemistry - 41(2022), 4 vom: 15. Okt., Seite 450-458

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Çağlayan, Murat [VerfasserIn]
Sonmez, Cigdem [VerfasserIn]
Senes, Mehmet [VerfasserIn]
Gonel, Ataman [VerfasserIn]
Gulbahar, Ozlem [VerfasserIn]
Bursa, Nurbanu [VerfasserIn]
Taner, Derun [VerfasserIn]
Celik, Osman [VerfasserIn]
Aykut, Fidanci Ali [VerfasserIn]
Mahir, Ulgu Mustafa [VerfasserIn]
Sozuer, Abdulvahit [VerfasserIn]
Ata, Naim [VerfasserIn]
Birinci, Suayip [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

25-OH vitamin D
Big data
Geriatry
Journal Article
Seasons
Sunbathing time
Vitamin D deficiency

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Date Revised 17.11.2022

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.5937/jomb0-36921

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348944802