Study of Prevalence of Hypovitaminosis D in adult population in Tarragona

Identifier:  TFG:4144

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TFG4144

Authors:  Calderó Pons, Júlia

Abstract:
The present study carried out in the Tarragona aims to argue whether solar radiation and Mediterranean diet are enough to obtain optimal concentrations of vitamin D. The diagnosis of vitamin D concentration was made through a competitive immunoassay based on chemiluminescent detection. 300 adult samples were analysed, 150 women and 150 males, establishing different age ranges: young, middle-age and elders; the values were classified as insufficient, deficient or sufficient. A dispersion graph and a box and whisker plot were created, the prevalence of hypovitaminosis is high, being slightly higher in women and becoming a risky factor the age.