https://paraguay.bvsalud.org/base_bdnpar?q=&filter=indexed_database%3A%22BDNPAR%22+AND+author%3A%22Duarte%2C+N%22 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:58:11 UTC https://paraguay.bvsalud.org/base_bdnpar/resource/?id=biblioref.referenceanalytic.306636
Insufficientserum vitamin D is associated with various disorderswith highprevalence at global and regional levels. In our country,there are notpublishedstudiesrelated to this matter.Inthisdescriptive,observational studywithanalytical component,thelevels ofvitamin Dand the prevalence of its insufficiencywere determined in young peopleand also thepossible associations with knownriskfactors likesun exposure, sunscreen useand lack ofconsumption ofvitamin D-enrichedfoodswere analyzed.One hundred medical students andmembers of thestaff of theHospital de Clinicas ofthe National University of Asuncion, Paraguaywere included.Participants wereaged 20to30 yearsand69%of them werewomen.The mean concentrationof vitamin Dwas 17.6 ± 6.25 ng/dl (range: 4-38);53% oftheparticipants had insufficientlevelsof vitamin D(10-20 ng/dL) and 11%had vitamin Ddeficiency (less than 10 ng/dL).Althoughtheindividuals whoreportedconsumption of dairyproductsand non-use of sunscreenhad higher levels ofvitamin D,thedifferencewas not statistically significant. A high frequency ofvitamin D insufficiency was foundin this population in agreementwith similarstudiescarried outatworldwideandregionallevels.Vitamin D supplementationisrecommendedin thepopulation to prevent disorders associated withthedeficiency.]]> 306636 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 00:00:00 UTC https://paraguay.bvsalud.org/base_bdnpar/resource/?id=biblioref.referenceanalytic.306793 306793 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 00:00:00 UTC