Prevalence of Vitamin D Inadequacy Among Chinese Postmenopausal Women: A Nationwide, Multicenter, Cross-Sectional Study

Prevalence of Vitamin D Inadequacy Among Chinese Postmenopausal Women: A Nationwide, Multicenter, Cross-Sectional Study

Purpose: We aimed to investigate the status of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] among Chinese postmenopausal women in a multicenter cross-sectional study.Methods: Non-institutionalized postmenopausal women aged ≥55 years were recruited from urban and rural areas in 7 geographically different regi...

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Main Authors: Zhongjian Xie, Weibo Xia, Zhenlin Zhang, Wen Wu, Chunyan Lu, Shuqing Tao, Lijun Wu, Jiemei Gu, Julie Chandler, Senaka Peter, Hang Yuan, Ting Wu, Eryuan Liao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
vitamin D deficiency
postmenopausal women
winter
urban
intact parathyroid hormone
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00782/full

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