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Vitamin D\n                      <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                      was correlated with Melanin Index (MI) and Weekly Sun Exposure Scores (WSES) using Kendall's tau\u2010b (\u03c4b). The effect of age, sex, MI, WSES, and 12 SNPs from vitamin D and skin pigmentation genes were tested on 25(OH)D\n                      <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                      levels using univariate and multivariate linear models.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 76.6% of the sample were deficient, with males being more deficient than females (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.0016). Deshastha Brahmin caste with lowest MI (42.91\u2009\u00b1\u20094.47) and WSES (14.4\u2009\u00b1\u20098.55) reported highest 25(OH)D\n                      <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                      levels (26.09\u2009ng\/mL\u00b116.84). Tribals with higher MI (52.83\u2009\u00b1\u20097.84\u201358.83\u2009\u00b1\u20096.37) and WSES (21.96\u2009\u00b1\u20097.85\u201328\u2009\u00b1\u20090) report low 25(OH)D\n                      <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                      levels (13.31\u2009\u00b1\u20097.05\u201317.94\u2009\u00b1\u2009972). Vitamin D\n                      <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                      was weakly correlated with MI in Bhils and Kokanas (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05) and was not significantly correlated with WSES. Multivariate regression shows only sex (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.031), MI (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.018), and WSES (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) to be significant predictors of vitamin D levels as compared to age, population, and rs1426654 genotype.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Vitamin D levels vary significantly among populations with widespread deficiency seen in tribal and rural populations, suggesting population\u2010specific environments and behavioral factors to be at play. Targeted dietary fortification is needed, and additional large\u2010scale longitudinal and genome\u2010wide association studies will help identify key factors responsible for vitamin D deficiency among Indian populations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ajhb.70228","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,20]],"date-time":"2026-03-20T06:04:32Z","timestamp":1773986672000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Determinants of Vitamin D in Indian Populations: Understanding the Interplay of Skin Pigmentation, Sun Exposure, and Genetic Variants"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"38","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7924-8006","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Manjari","family":"Jonnalagadda","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, Symbiosis International (Deemed University)  Pune 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