Relation of vitamin D levels with sunlight, genetics and nutrition
| dc.contributor.author | Sevimli, Reşit | |
| dc.contributor.author | Encan, Mehmet Esref | |
| dc.contributor.author | Eriten, Semih | |
| dc.contributor.author | Aslanturk, Okan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Oklu, Yunus | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-01T14:33:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-01T14:33:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.department | İnönü Üniversitesi | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Aim: We aimed to reveal the effects of reduced exposure to sunlight and insufficient nutrition due to urbanization and altered cultural life on Vitamin D levels in medical students. Materials and Methods: A hundred (56 female, 44 male) first year medical students were included in our study. A vitamin D screening form, which included 16 questions, was used to obtain data regarding medical students’ genetic, nutrition and cultural life. Results: Out of 100 medical students, 25 hydroxyl vit- D3 levels was below 5 ng/ml in 10%, 5-10 ng/ml in 10%, 10-20 ng/ml in 30%, 20-30 ng/ml in 40% and above 30 ng/ml in 10% medical students. While it has been found out that urbanization causes vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in both females and males by negatively affecting sunlight exposure and nutrition, females have less sunlight exposure and their vitamin D levels are lesser when compared with males. Conclusions: In conclusion, urbanization decreases exposure to sunlight and changes nutritional habits and forms a basis for vitamin D deficiency. So, this shows that lack of vitamin D, which is a major cause of bone fractures in older ages, is actually mainly seen in younger ages.Keywords: Vitamin D; Sunlight; Nutrition; Cultural Life; Aging. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sevimli, R., Esref Encan, M., Eriten, S., Aslanturk, O., & Oklu, Y. (2021). Relation of vitamin D levels with sunlight, genetics and nutrition . Annals of Medical Research | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11616/54135 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Annals of Medical Research | en_US |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
| dc.title | Relation of vitamin D levels with sunlight, genetics and nutrition | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
