Risk factors for vitamin D deficiency in Abu Dhabi Emirati population.

What Was Tested

This observational study looks at Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc.

There have been concerns regarding the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the United Arab Emirates and the association between this prevalence and cardiovascular risk.

Vitamin D deficiency is a global public health problem, with a high prevalence in the Abu Dhabi national population.

This cross-sectional retrospective observational study aimed to elucidate vitamin D deficiency symptoms and contributing factors in this context.

Who Took Part

The study group was 12346 participants.

PubMed tags the participants as both men and women.

Among 12346 participants presenting for their Weqaya population comprehensive cardiovascular risk factor screening, 700 were randomly selected and telephoned, among whom 400 completed a questionnaire that elicited information on dietary intake, sun exposure, clothing, physical activity, and symptoms related to vitamin D deficiency.

What Was Measured

Topics PubMed links to this paper include Age Factors, Cross-Sectional Studies, Exercise, Fatigue, Health Promotion, Life Style and Osteoporosis.

What This Means in Plain Language

This is an observational study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc in 12346 participants.

With several hundred people or more, it is a fairly large study for this kind of research.

The abstract goes on to report its results in about 4 sentences; this page does not restate them, so read the paper for the findings and their limits.

The publication is from 2022 (PloS one), a journal based in United States.

More context: the Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc compound page, all human trials.