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Residential Greenness, Lifestyle, and Vitamin D: A Longitudinal Cohort of South Asian Origin and Caucasian Ethnicity Women Living in the South of the UK.
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Nutrients [Nutrients] 2024 Apr 19; Vol. 16 (8). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 19. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The global population is at risk of vitamin D deficiency due to low exposure to sunlight and low intake of the vitamin through diet. The aim of this study was to investigate in women the association between vitamin D status and parathyroid hormone (PTH), ultraviolet radiation, lifestyle, ethnicity, social conditions, and residential greenness. A 1-year longitudinal study assessed vitamin D status in 309 women living at latitude 51°14' N. Blood samples were taken four times throughout the year for analysis of 25(OH)D and serum PTH concentration. After each seasonal visit, the individuals completed 4-day diet diaries and used two dosimeter badges for 1 week to estimate weekly UVR exposure. A questionnaire was applied to provide information about lifestyle and their ethnicity. Residential greenness was measured by Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), within a 1000 m radius around each participant's home address. Women living in greener spaces were more likely to have improved vitamin D status (RR: 1.51; 95%CI: 1.13-2.02), as well as those who were more exposed to UVR (RR: 2.05; 95%CI: 1.44-2.92). Our results provide an insight into the connection between residential greenness, lifestyle, and vitamin D status comparing two ethnicities in a country with a temperate climate and with a high degree of urbanization.
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- Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Longitudinal Studies
Parathyroid Hormone blood
Residence Characteristics
Sunlight
Ultraviolet Rays
United Kingdom epidemiology
South Asian People
Asian People
Life Style
Vitamin D blood
Vitamin D analogs & derivatives
Vitamin D Deficiency blood
Vitamin D Deficiency ethnology
Vitamin D Deficiency epidemiology
White People
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2072-6643
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nutrients
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38674904
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16081214