Abstract |
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of reduced sun exposure of outdoor workers on vitamin D status using different modalities of sun protection, for primary prevention of skin cancer. 25-OH-D3 measurements were performed in two successive winters, 8 (interim) and 20 months after initiation of the study, in three groups of male outdoor workers, enrolled in either a complete, partial or minimal sun protection program. Ambient solar UVB radiation was monitored simultaneously. No intragroup or intergroup differences were observed between the interim- and postintervention measurements of mean 25-OH-D3, which were close to 30 ng mL(-1). Significant risk factors for postintervention 25-OH-D3 levels >33.8 ng mL(-1) (a surrogate for reduced sun protection) were: previous sunburn episodes (OR 2.5; 95% CI 1.01-6.3; P=0.05) and younger age (OR 0.92; 95 CI 0.86-0.98; P=0.009). Outdoor workers of Western, compared with those of Eastern paternal origin had a borderline significant risk (OR 2.4; 95% CI 0.9-6.3; P=0.07). A borderline significant effect (OR 2.9; 95% CI 0.97-10.1; P=0.085) was also noted for those in the minimal intervention group. In conclusion, sun protection among outdoor workers following a successful intervention did not suppress mean winter 25-OH-D3.
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Authors | Esther Azizi, Felix Pavlotsky, Avraham Kudish, Pazit Flint, Arie Solomon, Yehuda Lerman, Bernice Oberman, Siegal Sadetzki |
Journal | Photochemistry and photobiology
(Photochem Photobiol)
2012 Nov-Dec
Vol. 88
Issue 6
Pg. 1507-12
ISSN: 1751-1097 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 22762563
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Photochemistry and Photobiology © 2012 The American Society of Photobiology. |
Chemical References |
- Sunscreening Agents
- Calcifediol
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aging
- Calcifediol
(blood)
- Humans
- Israel
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Multivariate Analysis
- Occupational Exposure
- Odds Ratio
- Sunburn
(prevention & control)
- Sunscreening Agents
(administration & dosage, pharmacology)
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