Seasonal 25-hydroxyvitamin D changes in British postmenopausal women at 57 degrees N and 51 degrees N: a longitudinal study

A. Mavroeidi; F. O'Neill; P. A. Lee; A. L. Darling; W. D. Fraser; J. L. Berry; W. T. Lee; D. M. Reid; S. A. Lanham-New; H. M. Macdonald

doi:10.1016/j.jsbmb.2010.03.038

Seasonal 25-hydroxyvitamin D changes in British postmenopausal women at 57 degrees N and 51 degrees N: a longitudinal study

A. Mavroeidi, F. O'Neill, P. A. Lee, A. L. Darling, W. D. Fraser, J. L. Berry, W. T. Lee, D. M. Reid, S. A. Lanham-New, H. M. Macdonald

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Abstract

The UK has insufficient intensity of sunlight at wavelengths 290-315 nm to enable cutaneous synthesis of vitamin D from October to April. There are regional differences in UVB strength throughout the UK but whether this translates to differences in vitamin D status is not known. We have reported seasonal variations in a cross-sectional study of over 3000 Scottish women in Aberdeen. The aim of this longitudinal study was to compare the seasonal variation of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] in postmenopausal women residing in Aberdeen (57 degrees N) and Surrey (51 degrees N). Women attended 3-monthly visits over 12 months, starting summer 2006. In Aberdeen, 338 Caucasian women (mean age+/-SD, 61.7+/-1.5 years); and at Surrey, 138 Caucasian women (61.4+/-4.5 years) and 35 Asian women (59.9+/-6.4 years) had serum 25(OH)D measured by IDS enzyme immunoassay. In winter/spring none of the Caucasian women living in Surrey had 25(OH)D

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	459-461
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Volume	121
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsbmb.2010.03.038
Publication status	Published - Jul 2010

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Mavroeidi, A., O'Neill, F., Lee, P. A., Darling, A. L., Fraser, W. D., Berry, J. L., Lee, W. T., Reid, D. M., Lanham-New, S. A., & Macdonald, H. M. (2010). Seasonal 25-hydroxyvitamin D changes in British postmenopausal women at 57 degrees N and 51 degrees N: a longitudinal study. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 121(1-2), 459-461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsbmb.2010.03.038

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