Vitamin D intake and status in immigrant and native Swedish women: a study at a primary health care centre located at 60°N in Sweden
| Autor: | Gunnar Johansson, Anne Björk, Per Kristiansson, Åsa Andersson |
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0301 basic medicine
Vitamin Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Medicin och hälsovetenskap media_common.quotation_subject vitamin D deficiency Immigration Population Primary health care Medical and Health Sciences 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health medicine Vitamin D and neurology 030212 general & internal medicine education media_common education.field_of_study 030109 nutrition & dietetics Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry immigrants food Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Food composition data medicine.disease nutrition requirements primary health care Human nutrition chemistry Food composition Original Article business food related nutrition Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Europe PubMed Central Food & Nutrition Research; Vol 57 (2013) incl Supplements Food & Nutrition Research |
| ISSN: | 1654-661X 1654-6628 |
| Popis: | Background: Immigration to Sweden from lower latitude countries has increased in recent years. Studies in the general population in other Nordic countries have demonstrated that these groups are at risk of developing vitamin D deficiency, but studies in primary health care patients are rare. Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine possible differences in plasma-25(OH)-vitamin D levels and intake of vitamin D between Swedish and immigrant female patients in a primary health care centre located at 60o N, where half of the inhabitants have an immigrant background. Another objective was to estimate what foods contribute with most vitamin D.Design: Thirty-one female patients from the Middle East and Africa and 30 from Sweden were recruited. P-25(OH)D was measured and intake of vitamin D was estimated with a modified food frequency questionnaire (FFQ).Results: Vitamin D deficiency (plasma-25(OH)D< 25 nmol/L) was common among immigrant women (61%). One immigrant woman and half of the Swedish women had optimal levels (plasma-25(OH)D >50 nmol/L). There was a positive correlation between the intake of vitamin D from food and plasma-25(OH)D. Only three women, all Swedish, reached the recommended intake of vitamin D from food. The immigrant women had lower intake compared to Swedish women (median: 3.1 vs. 5.1 μg/day). The foods that contributed with most vitamin D were fatty fish, fortified milk and margarine. Immigrant women consumed less fortified milk and margarine but more meat. Irrespective of origin, patients with plasma-25(OH)D |
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