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Background <p>Vitamin D is essential for bone and metabolic health. Deficiency remains a global health issue, particularly among older adults and ethnic minorities with darker skin pigmentation. Data on circannual variation these groups remain sparse.</p> Subjects/methods <p>This study reports vitamin D status in older adults ( ≥ 65 years) and ethnic adults ( ≥ 18 years, Fitzpatrick classes IV–VI) in northern Britain, assessed during the screening phase of a supplementation trial. Participants were screened for inclusion between December 2024 and August 2025. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) was assessed in dried blood spots followed by LC-MS/MS analysis.</p> Results <p>In total, 299 participants were screened. Vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency ( &lt; 50 nmol/L) was noted in 54.8% of older adults and 72.1% of ethnic individuals. These rates did not decline during summer months.</p> Conclusion <p>These findings highlight persistently high rates of vitamin D insufficiency across high-risk groups in northern Britain and underscore the inadequacy of sunlight exposure as a corrective measure.</p>

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Circannual prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in older and minoritized ethnic adults in Northern Britain: screening outcomes from a clinical trial (ISRCTN13778806)

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    2026年5月19日

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  • Alice Goddard,
  • Anthony Watson,
  • Rowena Tilbury,
  • Bernard M. Corfe,
  • Andrea Fairley

摘要

Background

Vitamin D is essential for bone and metabolic health. Deficiency remains a global health issue, particularly among older adults and ethnic minorities with darker skin pigmentation. Data on circannual variation these groups remain sparse.

Subjects/methods

This study reports vitamin D status in older adults ( ≥ 65 years) and ethnic adults ( ≥ 18 years, Fitzpatrick classes IV–VI) in northern Britain, assessed during the screening phase of a supplementation trial. Participants were screened for inclusion between December 2024 and August 2025. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) was assessed in dried blood spots followed by LC-MS/MS analysis.

Results

In total, 299 participants were screened. Vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency ( < 50 nmol/L) was noted in 54.8% of older adults and 72.1% of ethnic individuals. These rates did not decline during summer months.

Conclusion

These findings highlight persistently high rates of vitamin D insufficiency across high-risk groups in northern Britain and underscore the inadequacy of sunlight exposure as a corrective measure.