Vitamin D levels and deficiency with different occupations: a systematic review

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 519 - 25
• Main Authors: Sowah, Daniel, Fan, Xiangning, Dennett, Liz, Hagtvedt, Reidar, Straube, Sebastian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 22.06.2017; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D; 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-(OH)D); Analysis; Body composition; Calciferol; Health care; Health promotion; Health risk assessment; Humans; Indoor environments; Life Style; Medical personnel; Metabolites; Nurses; occupation; Occupational exposure; Occupational Health; Occupations; Occupations - statistics & numerical data; Physicians; Population; Prevalence; Risk factors; Shift work; Smelters; Students; Studies; systematic review; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - analogs & derivatives; Vitamin D - blood; Vitamin D deficiency; Vitamin D Deficiency - epidemiology; Vitamin D level; Vitamin deficiency; Workplace - statistics & numerical data; 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-(OH)D); occupation; systematic review; vitamin D deficiency; Vitamin D level

Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent worldwide, but some groups are at greater risk. We aim to evaluate vitamin D levels in different occupations and identify groups vulnerable to vitamin D deficiency. An electronic search conducted in Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials...