The STORK-Groruddalen cohort study: Vitamin D and ethnic differences.
Background:
Large ethnic differences in women’s vitamin D status – but are ethnic minority women not really vitamin D deficient, despite low levels of serum vitamin D (25(OH)D)?
Aims:
Explore whether ethnic differences in vitamin D-binding protein can explain the difference in prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in a multiethnic pregnant population. Investigate if genetic variation of vitamin D-binding protein and enzymes in vitamin D metabolism can explain ethnic differences in vitamin D status measured by 25-hydroxyvitamin D.
Methods:
Population-based cohort of pregnant women (823, 59% ethnic minorities), data collected 2008 – 2011 in gestational week (GW) 14, 28 and 14 weeks postpartum about a range of health issues reflecting exposures and outcomes, collected by questionnaires and physical measurements. Vitamin D-binding protein and 25(OH)D from GW 14 and postpartum, and genetic variants of single nucleotide peptides from GWAS important in vitamin D metabolism will be used in statistical analysis.
News from 2020:
Low progression in the project during the Covid 19 pandemic as I work with infection control and vaccination as Chief District Medical Officer.