Vitamin D state of Asians living in Pakistan.
Asians living in Pakistan have serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol concentrations which are well within the normal range and significantly higher than in Asians resident in Britain. Clearly, Asians can maintain an adequate vitamin D state given an abundant supply of ultraviolet light, and the expression of vitamin D deficiency is an environmental and not a genetically determined characteristic. The risk of an Asian developing vitamin D deficiency increases after migration to Britain. The most efficient way to treat this is by supplementation with vitamin D.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002112:Calcifediol / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan; D012621:Seasons
D002112:Calcifediol