dc.contributor.author | Kolokotroni, Ourania | en |
dc.contributor.author | Papadopoulou, A. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Yiallouros, Panayiotis K. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Raftopoulos, V. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Kouta, Christiana | en |
dc.contributor.author | Lamnisos, Demetris | en |
dc.contributor.author | Nicolaidou, P. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Middleton, Nicos | en |
dc.creator | Kolokotroni, Ourania | en |
dc.creator | Papadopoulou, A. | en |
dc.creator | Yiallouros, Panayiotis K. | en |
dc.creator | Raftopoulos, V. | en |
dc.creator | Kouta, Christiana | en |
dc.creator | Lamnisos, Demetris | en |
dc.creator | Nicolaidou, P. | en |
dc.creator | Middleton, Nicos | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-22T09:53:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-06-22T09:53:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/42030 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective To assess vitamin D status among Cypriot adolescents and investigate potential determinants including BMI and body fat percentage (BF%). Design Participants had cross-sectional assessments of serum vitamin D, physical activity, dietary vitamin D intake and sun exposure. Linear and logistic regression models were used to explore the associations of vitamin D with potential predictors. Setting Hospitals, Cyprus, November 2007-May 2008. Subjects Adolescents (n 671) aged 16-18 years. Results Mean serum vitamin D was 22·90 (sd 6·41) ng/ml. Only one in ten children had sufficient levels of vitamin D (≥30 ng/ml), while the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (12-20 ng/ml) and severe deficiency (<12 ng/ml) was 31·7 % and 4·0 %, respectively. Lower vitamin D was associated with winter and spring season, female gender, reduced sun exposure in winter and darker skin. Participants with highest BMI and BF% when compared with a middle reference group had increased adjusted odds of vitamin D insufficiency (OR = 3·00; 95 % CI 1·21, 7·45 and OR = 5·02; 95 % CI 1·80, 13·97, respectively). A similar pattern, although not as strong, was shown for vitamin D deficiency with BF% (OR = 1·81; 95 % CI 1·04, 3·16) and BMI (OR = 1·51; 95 % CI 0·85, 2·67). Participants in the lowest BMI and BF% groups also displayed compromised vitamin D status, suggesting a U-shaped association. Conclusions Vitamin D deficiency in adolescence is very prevalent in sunny Cyprus, particularly among females, those with darker skin and those with reduced sun exposure in winter. Furthermore, vitamin D status appears to have a U-shaped association with adiposity measures. © 2014 The Authors . | en |
dc.language.iso | eng | en |
dc.source | Public health nutrition | en |
dc.subject | Vitamin d | en |
dc.subject | Adolescents | en |
dc.subject | Adiposity | en |
dc.subject | Bmi | en |
dc.subject | Body fat percentage | en |
dc.subject | Predictors | en |
dc.title | Association of Vitamin D with adiposity measures and other determinants in a cross-sectional study of Cypriot adolescents | en |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S1368980013003480 | |
dc.description.volume | 18 | |
dc.description.issue | 1 | |
dc.description.startingpage | 112 | |
dc.description.endingpage | 121 | |
dc.author.faculty | Ιατρική Σχολή / Medical School | |
dc.author.department | Ιατρική Σχολή / Medical School | |
dc.type.uhtype | Article | en |
dc.contributor.orcid | Yiallouros, Panayiotis K. [0000-0002-8339-9285] | |
dc.contributor.orcid | Kolokotroni, Ourania [0000-0002-7653-002X] | |
dc.contributor.orcid | Lamnisos, Demetris [0000-0001-8535-6601] | |
dc.gnosis.orcid | 0000-0002-8339-9285 | |
dc.gnosis.orcid | 0000-0002-7653-002X | |
dc.gnosis.orcid | 0000-0001-8535-6601 | |