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Changes of 25-OH-Vitamin D during Overwintering at the German Antarctic Stations Neumayer II and III

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  • Mathias Steinach
  • Eberhard Kohlberg
  • Martina Anna Maggioni
  • Stefan Mendt
  • Oliver Opatz
  • Alexander Stahn
  • Josefine Tiedemann
  • Hanns-Christian Gunga

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Purpose: Humans in Antarctica face different environmental challenges, such as low ultra-violet radiation, which is crucial for vitamin D production in humans. Therefore we assessed changes in 25-OH-vitamin D serum concentration during 13 months of overwintering at the German Stations Neumayer II and III (2007–2012). We hypothesized that (i) 25-OH-vitamin D serum concentration would significantly decrease, (ii) changes would be affected by age, gender, baseline (i.e. pre-overwintering) fat mass, baseline 25-OH-vitamin D serum concentration, and station residence, and (iii) our results would not differ from similar previous studies in comparable high latitudes. Materials & Methods: 25-OH-vitamin D serum concentrations were determined before, after, and monthly during the campaigns from venous blood samples of n = 43 participants (28 men, 15 women). Baseline fat mass was determined via bio impedance analysis and body plethysmography. Data were analyzed for change over time, dependency on independent parameters, and after categorization for sufficiency (>50nmol/l), insufficiency (25-50nmol/l), and deficiency (

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  • Mathias Steinach & Eberhard Kohlberg & Martina Anna Maggioni & Stefan Mendt & Oliver Opatz & Alexander Stahn & Josefine Tiedemann & Hanns-Christian Gunga, 2015. "Changes of 25-OH-Vitamin D during Overwintering at the German Antarctic Stations Neumayer II and III," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(12), pages 1-18, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0144130
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144130
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