[High prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in medical students in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Spain)].

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Author	González-Padilla, Esther López, Adela Soria González-Rodríguez, Elisa García-Santana, Sabrina Mirallave-Pescador, Ana Marco, María Del Val Groba Saavedra, Pedro Gómez, José Manuel Quesada Henríquez, Manuel Sosa
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	BACKGROUND Vitamin D deficiency has been described in many diseases and indeed in the general population. However fewer reports have been published in young and healthy people. Vitamin D deficiency should not be found in medical students of the Canary Islands, because they have all the resources to avoid it. OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in a population of medical students of both gender from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. METHODS 103 medical students of both genders from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. They completed a questionnaire and a physical examination. Vitamin D (25- hydroxycholecalciferol [25-HCC]), parathyroid hormone, biochemical markers of bone remodeling and a general biochemical study were performed. Bone mineral density was assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry at the lumbar spine and the proximal femur. Quantitative ultrasounds parameters were measured at the calcaneus. RESULTS Only 38.8% of the students of Medicine (42.1% of males and 44.9% of females) have 25-HCC values higher than 30 ng/dl as widely recommended nowadays. Vitamin D deficiency (< 20 ng/ml) is observed in 32.6% and vitamin D insufficiency (< 30 ng/ml) in 28.6% of the students of Medicine in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. CONCLUSION Although they have optimal conditions for having good levels of vitamin D, near two thirds of the medical students in the Canaries have low values of vitamin D.
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DOI	10.1016/j.endonu.2011.03.002
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Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endonu.2011.03.002
Journal	Medline
Volume Number	58
Issue Number	6
Journal	Endocrinologia y nutricion : organo de la Sociedad Espanola de Endocrinologia y Nutricion
Language	English
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Resource Type	Article