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Vitamin D Status of the British African-Caribbean Residents: Analysis of the UK Biobank Cohort.
Nutrients - 16 Nov 2021
Vearing Rebecca M, Hart Kathryn H, Charlton Karen, Probst Yasmine, Blackbourn David J, Ahmadi Kourosh R, Lanham-New Susan A, Darling Andrea L
Abstract excerpt
The vitamin D status of the United Kingdom (UK) African-Caribbean (AC) population remains under-researched, despite an increased risk of vitamin D deficiency due to darker skin phenotypes and living at a high latitude. This cross-sectional study explored the vitamin D status and intake of AC individuals (n = 4046 with a valid serum 25(OH)D measurement) from the UK Biobank Cohort, aged ≥40 years at baseline...
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