Gender-specific differences in the awareness and intake of vitamin D among adult population in Qassim region
| Autor: | Ayed M Aljuhani, Mana Alharbi, Ibrahim A. Al-Omair, Ahmad Aljafen, Abdullah Almarshad, Maisa A Alfalah, Abdulmajeed A Alharbi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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lcsh:R5-920
Vitamin D deficiency business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Adult population Saudi Arabia 030209 endocrinology & metabolism lcsh:RA1-1270 General Medicine 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Awareness 03 medical and health sciences sun exposure 0302 clinical medicine Vitamin D and neurology gender Medicine Original Article lcsh:Medicine (General) business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Family and Community Medicine, Vol 25, Iss 3, Pp 148-154 (2018) Journal of Family & Community Medicine Australasian Medical Journal, Vol 10, Iss 12, Pp 1051-1060 (2017) |
| Popis: | Background Despite the abundance of sunshine throughout the year, vitamin D deficiency is very prevalent among different Saudi populations. Aims The objective of the current study was to evaluate the awareness and intake of vitamin D rich sources and their associations among adults of both genders. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed between June 2016 and August 2016 among adult patients and their family members (>18 years) attending 6 primary care centres in Qassim region, Saudi Arabia. Results A total of 500 study participants were included in the current analysis. Approximately 54.6 per cent of the participants were males and the most frequent age was 26–50 years. The majority of the participants heard of vitamin D before (91.4 per cent), believed in its importance for health (92.8 per cent), were aware of the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency (72.6 per cent), and were able to identify sun exposure (81.4 per cent) and diet (70.4 per cent) as sources. The sources of vitamin D used by the participants were sun exposure (57.2 per cent), vitamin D rich foods (51.2 per cent) and supplements (18.8 per cent). There was a significant association between overall awareness of vitamin D and intake of at least 2 sources of vitamin D in males (p < 0.001) but not females (p=0.920). Although females had better awareness than males, sun exposure was much lower among females than males. Conclusion As supplementation was very low in both gender and since cultural factors promoting limited sun exposure among females are not easily modifiable, the current findings further highlight the critical importance of vitamin D supplementation, especially among females in Saudi Arabia. |
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