Vitamin D status and seasonal changes in plasma concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in office workers in Ankara, Turkey

Cinar N., HARMANCI A., Yildiz B. O., BAYRAKTAR M.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, vol.25, no.2, pp.197-201, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejim.2013.11.004
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.197-201
  • Keywords: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Parathyroid hormone, Office workers, Seasonal changes, D DEFICIENCY, PARATHYROID-HORMONE, SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, SERUM 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN-D, D INSUFFICIENCY, US POPULATION, D INADEQUACY, PREVALENCE, EXPOSURE, CALCIUM
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Lack of sun exposure is one of the primary causes of epidemic vitamin D deficiency worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate vitamin D status and seasonal changes in summer and winter in office workers.