Journal article
Investigating the patterns and determinants of seasonal variation in vitamin D status in Australian adults: the Seasonal D Cohort Study
BMC Public Health, Vol.16, 892
2016
Abstract
Background: Vitamin D status generally varies seasonally with changing solar UVB radiation, time in the sun, amount of skin exposed, and, possibly, diet. The Seasonal D Study was designed to quantify the amplitude and phase of seasonal variation in the serum concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, (25OH)D)) and identify the determinants of the amplitude and phase and those of inter-individual variability in seasonal pattern. Methods: The Seasonal D Study collected data 2-monthly for 12 months, including demographics, personal sun exposure using a diary and polysulphone dosimeters over 7 days, and blood for serum 25(OH)D concentration. The study recruited 333 adults aged 18-79 years living in Canberra (35°S, n= 168) and Brisbane (27°South, n= 165), Australia. Discussion: We report the study design and cohort description for the Seasonal D Study. The study has collected a wealth of data to examine inter- and intra-individual seasonal variation in vitamin D status and serum 25(OH)D levels in Australian adults.
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- Title
- Investigating the patterns and determinants of seasonal variation in vitamin D status in Australian adults: the Seasonal D Cohort Study
- Authors
- Laura King (Author) - Australian National UniversityKeith Dear (Author) - Duke Kunshan University, ChinaSimone L Harrison (Author) - James Cook UniversityIngrid van der Mei (Author) - University of TasmaniaAlison M Brodie (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringMichael G Kimlin (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringRobyn M Lucas (Author) - Australian National University
- Publication details
- BMC Public Health, Vol.16, 892; 6
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd.
- Date published
- 2016
- DOI
- 10.1186/s12889-016-3582-z
- ISSN
- 1471-2458
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2016 The Author(s). Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450479002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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