Assessment of vitamin D status of the population of Gomel region in different seasonal periods
https://doi.org/10.51523/2708-6011.2025-22-2-09
Abstract
Objective. To assess the level of vitamin D in different seasonal periods in adults living in Gomel region.
Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis of serum vitamin D concentrations was performed for the period from 2023 till October 2024, taking into account the season of the year and the accepted interpretation of values.
Results. The frequency of clinically significant ranges of vitamin D concentrations in blood was determined on a sample of 11,276 adults, residents of Gomel region. The dependence of vitamin D values on the season of the year was established. The need for dietary adjustment of vitamin D levels both in summer, in addition to sufficient sun exposure, and during periods of insufficient insolation (winter, spring), while taking vitamin D preparations, was substantiated, that was proven by the high frequency of vitamin D deficiency in summer and the low frequency of detection of target values in winter and spring.
Conclusion. Detailing the distribution of clinically significant values of vitamin D depending on the season of the year allows us to supplement fundamental knowledge about the influence of climatic and geographical factors on human health and will have social and hygienic significance for organizing measures to prevent the formation of vitamin deficiency states.
Supporting agencies: The study was carried out within the initiative topic of the Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine of Gomel State Medical University.
About the Authors
A. A. Yarets
Gomel State Medical University
Belarus
Belarus
Artsiom A. Yarets - 3rd year student of the faculty of General Medicine, Gomel State Medical University.
Gomel
V. N. Bortnovsky
Gomel State Medical University
Belarus
Belarus
Vladimir N. Bortnovsky - Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Ecological and Preventive Medicine, Gomel State Medical University.
Gomel
Yu. I. Yarets
Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Radiation Medicine and Human Ecology
Belarus
Belarus
Yuliya I. Yarets - Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory, Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Radiation Medicine and Human Ecology.
Gomel
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Yarets A.A., Bortnovsky V.N., Yarets Yu.I. Assessment of vitamin D status of the population of Gomel region in different seasonal periods. Health and Ecology Issues. 2025;22(2):76-84. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.51523/2708-6011.2025-22-2-09
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