Introduction: Prisoners are at risk of developing vitamin D deficiency due to their lacking exposure to sunlight. So far, there are no published studies evaluating blood levels of vitamin D in relation to the health status of inmates and the quality of the Italian prison system. Aim: To investigate vitamin D status and its determinants in a cohort of prisoners. Subject and methods: One hundred and seventy-two (172) pri-son inmates (males, n=159, age 47± 11.3 years; females, n=13, age 43.91±12.18 years) of three penitentiaries in the province of Salerno. Vitamin D deficiency, insufficiency and sufficiency were respectively defined as a 25(OH)D level <20 ng/mL; from 20 to 30 ng/mL, >30 ng/mL. Results: In our group, Vitamin D deficiency occurs in 77.32% of the prisoners with 32.55% of the cases having severe insufficiency. Prisoners with higher BMI show lower circulating vitamin D levels (p<0.001). No significant relationship was found with the duration of detention (Pearson R: 0.01). Conclusion: In this cohort of inmates the vitamin D status is determined by BMI, but not by the duration of the detention.

Vitamin D status of inmates. The experience of penitentiaries prisons in the province of Salerno in Southern Italy / De Leo, M; Pagano, Am; De Matteis, A; De Chiara, A; Di Perna, V; Del Duca, F; Manetti, Ac; Di Paolo, M; La Russa, R; Maiese, A.. - In: LA CLINICA TERAPEUTICA. - ISSN 0009-9074. - 173:6(2022), pp. 551-556. [10.7417/CT.2022.2481]

Vitamin D status of inmates. The experience of penitentiaries prisons in the province of Salerno in Southern Italy

De Leo M;De Matteis A;Del Duca F;Manetti AC;Maiese A.
2022

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Introduction: Prisoners are at risk of developing vitamin D deficiency due to their lacking exposure to sunlight. So far, there are no published studies evaluating blood levels of vitamin D in relation to the health status of inmates and the quality of the Italian prison system. Aim: To investigate vitamin D status and its determinants in a cohort of prisoners. Subject and methods: One hundred and seventy-two (172) pri-son inmates (males, n=159, age 47± 11.3 years; females, n=13, age 43.91±12.18 years) of three penitentiaries in the province of Salerno. Vitamin D deficiency, insufficiency and sufficiency were respectively defined as a 25(OH)D level <20 ng/mL; from 20 to 30 ng/mL, >30 ng/mL. Results: In our group, Vitamin D deficiency occurs in 77.32% of the prisoners with 32.55% of the cases having severe insufficiency. Prisoners with higher BMI show lower circulating vitamin D levels (p<0.001). No significant relationship was found with the duration of detention (Pearson R: 0.01). Conclusion: In this cohort of inmates the vitamin D status is determined by BMI, but not by the duration of the detention.
2022
italy; vitamin d; inmates blood deficiency; prisoners; prisons; right to health
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Vitamin D status of inmates. The experience of penitentiaries prisons in the province of Salerno in Southern Italy / De Leo, M; Pagano, Am; De Matteis, A; De Chiara, A; Di Perna, V; Del Duca, F; Manetti, Ac; Di Paolo, M; La Russa, R; Maiese, A.. - In: LA CLINICA TERAPEUTICA. - ISSN 0009-9074. - 173:6(2022), pp. 551-556. [10.7417/CT.2022.2481]
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