Vitamin D levels in a large Mediterranean cohort: reconsidering normal cut-off values

Epidemiology and burden of systemic lupus erythematosus in a Southern European population: data from the community-based lupus registry of Crete, Greece

“…In Crete, there was a profound urbanisation during the previous decades both in terms of people migrating to larger cities and also in lifestyle changes. Circumstantial evidence suggests increased or increasing prevalence among adults in the general population of Crete in factors such as westernised diet and lifestyle,32 vitamin D deficiency (severe in 21%33) and smoking (44% among parents of preschool children34), which all could contribute to SLE increase. Notably, and in agreement with other studies,22 35 SLE was more prevalent in urban than rural regions, a result that deserves more detailed investigation.…”

Low maternal vitamin D status in pregnancy increases the risk of childhood obesity

“…No. 310600) to measure the total amount of 25(OH)D in early pregnancy (mean: 14 weeks, SD: 4) . The analytical range for the 25(OH)D assay was 10 nmol L −1 to 375 nmol L −1 .…”

Parathyroid hormone response to severe vitamin D deficiency is associated with femoral neck bone mineral density: an observational study of 405 women with hip-fracture

“…As a consequence, the administration of vitamin D is recommended worldwide to reduce the risk of fractures. 4 However, substantial proportions of older people are still affected by vitamin D deficiency 5,6 and very low serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are common at the time of hospitalization for a fracture of the hip, [7][8][9][10] with no apparent improvements in the last decade. 11 Parathyroid hormone (PTH) excess can contribute to bone loss 12 and possibly to fall risk 13 in patients with vitamin D depletion because the latter is an established cause of secondary hyperparathyroidism.…”