Age, Gender and Season Are Good Predictors of Vitamin D Status Independent of Body Mass Index in Office Workers in a Subtropical Region

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Title:	Age, Gender and Season Are Good Predictors of Vitamin D Status Independent of Body Mass Index in Office Workers in a Subtropical Region
Authors:	Wang, Li-Kai Hung, Kuo-Chuan Lin, Yao-Tsung Chang, Ying-Jen Wu, Zhi-Fu Ho, Chung-Han Chen, Jen-Yin
Contributors:	Chi Mei Med Ctr, Dept Anesthesiol Chia Nan Univ Pharm & Sci, Dept Hlth & Nutr Chia Nan Univ Pharm & Sci, Ctr Gen Educ Chang Jung Christian Univ, Coll Hlth Sci Wu, Zhi-Fu] Tri Serv Gen Hosp, Dept Anesthesiol Wu, Zhi-Fu] Natl Def Med Ctr Ho, Chung-Han] Chi Mei Med Ctr, Dept Med Res Chen, Jen-Yin] Chia Nan Univ Pharm & Sci, Dept Senior Citizen Serv Management
Keywords:	occupational health hypovitaminosis D hypocalcemia subtropical season gender age
Date:	2020
Issue Date:	2022-11-18 11:22:24 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	Mdpi
Abstract:	This study aimed at determining the prevalence and predictors of hypovitaminosis D (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D < 30 ng/mL) among office workers in a subtropical region from an electronic hospital database. Totally, 2880 office workers aged 26-65 years who received health examinations with vitamin D status and total calcium concentrations at a tertiary referral center were retrospectively reviewed. Subjects were divided into groups according to genders, age (i.e., 26-35, 36-45, 46-55, 56-65), body-mass index (BMI) (i.e., obese BMI >= 30, overweight 25 <= BMI < 30, normal 20 <= BMI < 25, and underweight BMI < 20) and seasons (spring/winter vs. summer/autumn) for identifying the predictors of hypovitaminosis D. Corrected total calcium level <8.4 mg/dL is considered as hypocalcemia. Multivariate logistic regression demonstrated that females (AOR 2.33, (95% CI: 1.75, 3.09)), younger age (4.32 (2.98, 6.24), 2.82 (1.93, 4.12), 1.50 (1.03, 2.17)), and season (winter/spring) (1.55 (1.08, 2.22)) were predictors of hypovitaminosis D, whereas BMI was not in this study. Despite higher incidence of hypocalcemia in office workers with hypovitaminosis D (p < 0.001), there was no association between vitamin D status and corrected total calcium levels. A high prevalence (61.9%) of hypovitaminosis D among office workers in a subtropical region was found, highlighting the importance of this occupational health issue.
Relation:	Nutrients, v.12, n.9, pp.13
Appears in Collections:	[Dept. of Health and Nutrition (including master's program)] Periodical Articles [The Center For General Education] Periodical Articles

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