title: Recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabology (SBEM) for the diagnosis and treatment of hypovitaminosis D.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective is to present an update on the diagnosis and treatment of hypovitaminosis D, based on the most recent scientific evidence.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Department of Bone and Mineral Metabolism of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabology (SBEM) was invited to generate a document following the rules of the Brazilian Medical Association (AMB) Guidelines Program. Data search was performed using PubMed, Lilacs and SciELO and the evidence was classified in recommendation levels, according to the scientific strength and study type.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A scientific update regarding hypovitaminosis D was presented to serve as the basis for the diagnosis and treatment of this condition in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Sergio Setsuo
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Victoria Z C
authors.initials: VZ
authors.lastname: Borba
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marília Brasilio Rodrigues
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Camargo
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina da Univille, Joinville, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Dalisbor Marcelo Weber
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: João Lindolfo Cunha
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Hospital Agamenon Magalhães, Escola de Medicina, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bandeira
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marise
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lazaretti-Castro
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002112:Calcifediol / Q000097:blood*; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002762:Cholecalciferol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D004872:Ergocalciferols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000209:etiology; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000178:diet therapy; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000178:diet therapy; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood; D012307:Risk Factors; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D004872:Ergocalciferols; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D002762:Cholecalciferol; D002112:Calcifediol