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2019-01-28Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.25646/5928
Serum vitamin D levels in Berliners of Turkish descent –a cross-sectional study
dc.contributor.authorKrist, Lilian
dc.contributor.authorKeller, Theresa
dc.contributor.authorBecher, Heiko
dc.contributor.authorJöckel, Karl-Heinz
dc.contributor.authorSchlaud, Martin
dc.contributor.authorWillich, Stefan N.
dc.contributor.authorKeil, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-05T10:07:16Z
dc.date.available2019-03-05T10:07:16Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-28none
dc.identifier.other10.1186/s12889-019-6446-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/5963
dc.description.abstractBackground Vitamin D levels may differ between migrant and non-migrant populations, especially among non-western immigrants living in a country with limited sun exposure such as Germany. This study examined serum vitamin D concentration and associated factors among Berliners with and without Turkish background. Methods Two samples (with and without Turkish roots) were recruited in the inner city of Berlin for a cross-sectional study assessing serum vitamin D concentration. Linear regression analyses were used to examine sociodemographic, lifestyle and medical factors associated with serum vitamin D levels. Results In the analyses, we included 537 subjects (39% men and 61% women, age 43.2 ± 12.5 (mean ± standard deviation) years) with and 112 without Turkish background (46% men and 54% women, age 46.7 ± 14.6 years). The Turkish sample had lower mean (95%-Confidence Interval) vitamin D levels than the non-Turkish sample: 22.7 nmol/L (21.5;23.9) vs 34.7 nmol/L (31.9;37.5), p < 0.001. In the Turkish female subgroup, veiled women had considerably lower levels than unveiled women: 14.4 nmol/L (11.5;17.3) vs 24.9 nmol/L (23.1;26.7), p < 0.001. Multivariable regression analysis revealed that among the Berliners of Turkish descent, being active less than 150 min per day, and being overweight/obese were independently associated with a lower vitamin D concentration. In the non-migrant sample besides being overweight and obese, female sex was associated with lower vitamin D concentrations. Conclusions Serum vitamin D levels were considerably low in Berliners of Turkish descent, and especially in veiled women. Potentially modifiable factors of low vitamin D levels were high BMI and low physical activity. These findings should be considered in the development of future public health strategies for subpopulations with Turkish migration background.eng
dc.language.isoengnone
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut
dc.rights(CC BY 3.0 DE) Namensnennung 3.0 Deutschlandger
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/de/
dc.subjectVitamin Deng
dc.subjectVitamin D deficiencyeng
dc.subjectMigrantseng
dc.subjectTurkisheng
dc.subjectGermanyeng
dc.subjectPublic healtheng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin und Gesundheitnone
dc.titleSerum vitamin D levels in Berliners of Turkish descent –a cross-sectional studynone
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:kobv:0257-176904/5963-0
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/5928
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionnone
local.edoc.container-titleBMC Public Healthnone
local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
local.edoc.container-type-nameZeitschrift
local.edoc.container-urlhttps://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-019-6446-5none
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameBioMed Centralnone
local.edoc.container-volume19none
local.edoc.container-issue119none
local.edoc.container-reportyear2019none
local.edoc.container-year2019none
local.edoc.container-firstpage1none
local.edoc.container-lastpage9none
local.edoc.rki-departmentEpidemiologie und Gesundheitsmonitoringnone
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewednone

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