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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Pereira-Santos, Marcos
• Queiroz Carvalho, Gisele
• David Couto, Ricardo
• Barbosa dos Santos, Djanilson
• Marlucia Oliveira, Ana

Titel

Vitamin D deficiency and associated factors among pregnant women of a sunny city in Northeast of Brazil

Ist Teil von

• Clinical nutrition ESPEN, 2018-02, Vol.23, p.240-244

Ort / Verlag

England: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

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MEDLINE

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• SummaryObjectiveWe analyzed the serum vitamin D concentrations and identified the factors associated with vitamin D deficiency in Brazilian pregnant women, in a city with a high solar exposure.MethodsCross-sectional study with a sample of 190 pregnant women in a municipality in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Socio-environmental information, regarding the lifestyle and biological factors of participants, was collected and recorded in a questionnaire, and serum concentrations of 25(OH)D was determined (PR).ResultsThe deficient and insufficient vitamin D concentrations were found in 14.21% and 44.74% of the pregnant women, respectively. Vitamin D deficiency was associated with commuting to work via motor vehicles (PR: 2.79; 95% CI: 1.06–7.31), with winter (prevalence ratio – PR: 1.54; 95% CI: 1.01–2.35), exposure to the sun only on the face and hands (PR: 2.99; 95% CI: 1.35–6.63) and single pregnant women (PR: 2.53; 95% CI: 1.01–6.35).ConclusionsWe detected a high proportion of pregnant women with vitamin deficient and insufficient vitamin D levels among pregnant women of a sunny city. These data suggest the necessity to monitor serum vitamin D levels during pregnancy and the adequate orientation in prenatal care to adoption healthy lifestyle for the prevention of vitamin D deficiency in this population.