New research from the University of South Australia (UniSA) found those with vitamin D deficiency may be at a higher risk for premature death.
The study, published in The Lancet, was led by Elina Hyppönen, PhD, MPH, MSc, director of the UniSA Australian Centre for Precision Health. For this study, researchers sought to understand the relationship between a lack of vitamin D and risk of mortality.
Researchers evaluated 307,601 records from the UK Biobank of participants aged 37 to 73. Levels of vitamin D less that 25 nanomoles per liter (nmol/L) were categorized as low. The average concentration found in the data was 45.2 nmol/L.
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