Wei Jiang1, Dong-Bo Wu1, Gui-Bao Xiao2, Bei Ding3, En-Qiang Chen4. 1. Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. 2. Department of Infectious Diseases, The First People's Hospital of Ziyang, Ziyang 641300, China. 3. ADICON Clinical Laboratory, Chengdu 610000, China. 4. Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. Electronic address: chenenqiang1983@hotmail.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is growing evidence that vitamin D is related to the development of a variety of diseases. The current study was performed to investigate the status of serum vitamin D distribution among adult Chinese people and reveal the influence of gender, age, seasonality and residential regions on serum vitamin D levels. METHOD: This cross-sectional study included 14,302 participants aged from 18 years old to 65 years old from six major cities in China. The basic demographic information and the levels of serum vitamin D (25(OH)D) and vitamin D3 (25(OH)D3) were collected from Jan 2, 2014 to Dec 25, 2017. RESULT: The prevalence of 25(OH)D3 concentration <30ng/mL reached up to 83%, in which the rate of vitamin D insufficiency (20-29ng/mL) was 32.7%, and vitamin D deficiency (10-19ng/mL) accounted for 41.9%, and vitamin D severe shortage (<10ng/mL) accounted for 8.4%. Women were more likely to have vitamin D3 deficiency and lower serum vitamin D3 concentration than men (both p<0.001). The mean concentration of serum 25(OH)D and 25(OH)D3 in summer and autumn were higher than that in spring and winter (p<0.001), and the mean concentration of serum 25(OH)D in people from Southern China was higher than that in people from other regions (p<0.001). Although the mean concentrations of serum 25(OH)D and 25(OH)D3 were both increased by age, the percentage of patients with serum 25(OH)D3 insufficiency was also increased. CONCLUSION: Serum vitamin D deficiency is very common in adults in China. The level of serum vitamin D may be associated with age, sex, seasonality and residential regions.
BACKGROUND: There is growing evidence that vitamin D is related to the development of a variety of diseases. The current study was performed to investigate the status of serum vitamin D distribution among adult Chinese people and reveal the influence of gender, age, seasonality and residential regions on serum vitamin D levels. METHOD: This cross-sectional study included 14,302 participants aged from 18 years old to 65 years old from six major cities in China. The basic demographic information and the levels of serum vitamin D (25(OH)D) and vitamin D3 (25(OH)D3) were collected from Jan 2, 2014 to Dec 25, 2017. RESULT: The prevalence of 25(OH)D3 concentration <30ng/mL reached up to 83%, in which the rate of vitamin Dinsufficiency (20-29ng/mL) was 32.7%, and vitamin Ddeficiency (10-19ng/mL) accounted for 41.9%, and vitamin D severe shortage (<10ng/mL) accounted for 8.4%. Women were more likely to have vitamin D3deficiency and lower serum vitamin D3 concentration than men (both p<0.001). The mean concentration of serum 25(OH)D and 25(OH)D3 in summer and autumn were higher than that in spring and winter (p<0.001), and the mean concentration of serum 25(OH)D in people from Southern China was higher than that in people from other regions (p<0.001). Although the mean concentrations of serum 25(OH)D and 25(OH)D3 were both increased by age, the percentage of patients with serum 25(OH)D3 insufficiency was also increased. CONCLUSION: Serum vitamin Ddeficiency is very common in adults in China. The level of serum vitamin D may be associated with age, sex, seasonality and residential regions.