Relationship Between Vitamin D Deficiency with Nutritional Status and Other Factors in Adults from the Inter-Andean Region of Ecuador

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ROBLES-RODRIGUEZ, Julieta et al. Relationship Between Vitamin D Deficiency with Nutritional Status and Other Factors in Adults from the Inter-Andean Region of Ecuador. Perspect Nut Hum [online]. 2022, vol. 24, n. 1, pp. 35-48. Epub Apr 18, 2022. ISSN 0124-4108. https://doi. org/10.17533/udea. penh. v24n1a03. Background: Vitamin D Deficiency is a public health problem associated with various diseases in the adult population that could be related to work activity. Objective: To relate vitamin D deficiency with nutritional status, body composition, and sociodemographic factors in workers from Quito, Ecuador. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study in 245 workers. Serum vitamin D was evaluated by immunofluorescence, nutritional status by Body Mass Index, body composition by bioimpedance, and other sociodemographic factors were also evaluated. The associations between vitamin D deficiency and variables of interest were examined by logistic regression. Results: Vitamin D deficiency was presented in 76% of the participants. Cardiovascular risk by abdominal circumference, age, and sex were associ ated with vitamin D deficiency. For each centimeter increase in abdominal circumference, the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency increased 4.4%(OR= 1.044 CI95%: 1.001-1.008; p= 0.043). For each year of age increase, the prevalence decreased 4.1%(OR= 0.96; 95% CI: 0.93-0.99; p= 0.030). Women showed 2.33 times more vitamin D deficiency than men (OR= 2.33 CI95%: 1.28-6.94 p= 0.011). Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency is high in workers in the city of Quito. Apparently, young female with a high abdominal circumference appear …

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