Prevalence and trends of vitaminD deficiency among Iranian adults: A longitudinal study from 2001-2013

    • 1School of Medicine, Griffith University.
    • 2Menzies Health Institute Queensland.
    • 3Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.
    • 4Cardiac Rehabilitation Research Center, Cardiovascular Research.
J of Nutritional Science And Vitaminology

Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency is currently considered to be a re-emerging public health problem globally. This study was designed to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency and to investigate its trend from 2001 to 2013 in a longitudinal study of Iranian adults. This study was part of a population-based, longitudinal ongoing study of Iranian healthy adults aged 35 y and older at baseline. Serum vitamin D level was assessed in a sub-sample of 370 subjects, who were apparently healthy at the time of recruitment in 2001 and were free from MetS, in three phases (2001, 2007 and 2013) during the 12-y study period. Adjusted prevalence and trend of vitamin D deficiency were calculated. Mean serum vitamin D levels increased over the time of the study (52.12, 54.27 and 62.28 nmol/L, respectively) and the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency decreased (30.5, 27.0 and 24.4, respectively). However, the prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency did not change over this time period. The risk of vitamin D deficiency decreased significantly in 2007 [OR: 0.73 (95% CI: 0.53, 0.99)] and 2013 [OR: 0.50 (95% CI: 0.36, 0.70)] compared to the baseline. The present study demonstrated some improvement in serum vitamin D levels, while the prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy was still high. Considering the possible health consequences of vitamin D deficiency, there is an urgent need for developing population-wide strategies, such as supplementation and fortification, to prevent or control vitamin D deficiency.

Keywords: longitudinal study; prevalence; vitamin D deficiency; vitamin D insufficiency.

How to Cite

Hossein Khosravi-Boroujeni , Nizal Sarrafzadegan , Masoumeh Sadeghi , Hamidreza Roohafza , Shu-Kay Ng, Ali Pourmogaddas , Faruk Ahmed. Prevalence and Trends of Vitamin D Deficiency among Iranian Adults: A Longitudinal Study from 2001-2013.J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo)
. 2017;63(5):284-290. doi: 10.3177/jnsv.63.284. PMID: 29225312.