Narrowband ultraviolet B exposures maintain vitamin D levels during winter: A randomized controlled trial

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Abstract

Exposure to solar ultraviolet B radiation during the summer months is the main source of vitamin D (VD) for people living in northern latitudes. The aim of this study was to determine whether artificial narrowband ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) whole-body exposures could maintain VD levels in winter. The intervention group received 2 standard erythema doses (SEDs) of NB-UVB exposures every second week from October 2013 to April 2014. In October 2013 serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations were 78.3 nmol/l in the intervention group (n = 16) and 76.8 nmol/l in the control group (n = 18). By April 2014 the concentrations had increased by 11.7 nmol/l (p = 0.029) in the intervention group and decreased by 11.1 nmol/l (p = 0.022) in the control group. The baseline VD concentration showed a negative correlation (p = 0.012) with body mass index (BMI). In conclusion, a suberythemal NB-UVB dose of 2 SED every second week maintains and even increases serum VD concentrations during the winter. A high BMI seems to predispose subjects to low levels of VD.

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Karppinen, T., Ala-Houhala, M., Ylianttila, L., Kautiainen, H., Viljakainen, H., Reunala, T., & Snellman, E. (2016). Narrowband ultraviolet B exposures maintain vitamin D levels during winter: A randomized controlled trial. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 96(4), 490–493. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-2269

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