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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
Vitamin-D status and determinants of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in healthy Saudi men > 50 years of age
الحالة التغذوية لفيتامين – د ومحددات مستوى 25- هيدروكسي فيتامين – د في دم الرجال السعوديين (فوق الخمسين عام).
 
Subject : أمراض الغدد الصماء 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : Vitamin-D status and determinants of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in healthy Saudi men > 50 years of age Ardawi, MSM1,2 ; Bahksh TM1,3 ; Qari, MH1,4 ; Maimani AA1,5. Center of Excellence for Osteoporosis Research1 and Departments of Clinical Biochemistry2, Surgery3, Haematology4 and Radiology5, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Background: Few studies exist on vitamin-D status among healthy Saudi men > 50 years of age and no information is available on the possible determinants of serum 25(OH)D levels in such men. Aims: To determine vitamin-D status and the various determinants of serum 25(OH)D in relation to intact-PTH, bone turnover markers (BTMs) and bone mineral density (BMD) among healthy Saudi men > 50 years of age. Subjects and Methods: A total number of 560 healthy Saudi men (age: > 50 years) living in the Jeddah area were randomly selected and studied. Anthropometric parameters, socioeconomic status, sun exposure index together with serum levels of 25(OH)D, intact-PTH, minerals, creatinine, albumin and biochemical BTMs were measured. BMD was measured by a dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Results: About 15.5% of all men exhibited severe vitamin-D deficiency (serum 25(OH)D < 12.5 nmol/L) and 69.3% of exhibited mild vitamin-D deficiency (serum 25(OH)D < 50.0 nmol/L) with only 12.7% of all men were considered with adequate vitamin D status (serum 25(OH)D > 75 nmol/L). Increased serum intact-PTH ( > 7.0 pmol/L) were evident in 19.1% in men with serum 25(OH)D < 50 nmol/L. Serum 25(OH)D showed significant inverse correlations with serum intact-PTH (r = -0.326; P < 0.001) and was lower (P < 0.001) and intact-PTH higher (P < 0.001) in the upper quintiles of BMI and WHR. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that vitamin-D supplementation, BMI, sun exposure index < 0.63, high WHR and dietary calcium intake were independent positive predictors of serum 25(OH)D values (R2 = 0.29). Conclusions: Vitamin-D deficiency is highly prevalent among healthy Saudi men > 50 years of age and largely attributed to modifiable risk factors such as vitamin-D supplementation, obesity, exposure to sunlight, and dietary calcium intake. 
ISSN : 656767 
Journal Name : Osteoporosis International 
Volume : 5 
Issue Number : 7 
Publishing Year : 1430 AH
2009 AD
 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Sunday, August 1, 2010 

Researchers

Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
محمد صالح العرضاويArdawi, Mohammed SalehInvestigatorDoctorateardawims@yahoo.com
طلال محمد بخشBahksh, Talal MohammedResearcherDoctorate 
محمد حسن قاريQari, Mohammed HassanResearcherDoctorate 
عبد الرؤوف ميمنيMaimani, Abdulraoof ResearcherDoctorate 
هاله سالم سنبلSonbol, Hala SalemResearcherDoctorate 

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