Associations between adiposity measures and 25‐hydroxyvitamin D among police officers

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Objective: Studies show that serum levels of 25‐hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), a biomarker for vitamin D status, are lower in persons with higher adiposity levels and that police officers have been found to have a high prevalence of obesity. The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between several adiposity measures and 25(OH)D, and also compare those measures to determine the best one that predicts insufficiency of 25(OH)D (β ± SE = –2.40 ± 1.01, P = .018); FMI (−2.21 ± 0.93, .018). Among women, no adiposity measure was associated with 25(OH)D. PBF was the best predictor of insufficient 25(OH)D concentrations regardless of gender (AUC = 0.878).Conclusion: Adiposity measures were inversely associated with 25(OH)D, but differed between female and male officers.
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  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (200‐2003‐01580)

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