Vitamin D and PTH: data from a cross-sectional study in an equatorial population

Autor: Natércia Neves Marques de Queiroz, Franciane Trindade Cunha de Melo, Fabrício de Souza Resende, Luísa Corrêa Janaú, Norberto Jorge Kzan de Souza Neto, Manuela Nascimento de Lemos, Ana Carolina Lobato Virgolino, Maria Clara Neres Iunes de Oliveira, Angélica Leite de Alcântara, Lorena Vilhena de Moraes, Tiago Franco David, Wanderson Maia da Silva, Scarlatt Souza Reis, Márcia Costa dos Santos, Ana Carolina Contente Braga de Souza, Pedro Paulo Freire Piani, Neyla Arroyo Lara Mourão, Karem Mileo Felício, João Felício Abrahão Neto, João Soares Felício
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Endocrine Connections, Vol 9, Iss 7, Pp 667-675 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2049-3614
DOI: 10.1530/EC-20-0206
Popis: Objective: Investigate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in an equato rial population through a large-sample study. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 30,224 healthy individuals from the North Region, in Brazil (Amazônia – state of Pará), who had 25-hydroxy-vitami n D (25(OH)D) and intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) serum levels measured by immunoassay method. Those with history of acute or chronic diseases were excluded. Abnorm al levels of calcium, creatinine, glycemia and albumin were also exclusion criteria. Results: 25(OH)D levels were 29.1 ± 8.2 ng/mL and values
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