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Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore the association between frailty, adiposity indices and serum 25(OH)D concentrations.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>1447 individuals with 65 years or older, participating in a cross-sectional study (Nutrition UP 65). Frailty, according to Fried et al., body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), body roundness index (BRI) and body shape index (ABSI) were evaluated. A stepwise multinomial logistic regression was carried out to quantify the association between 25(OH)D quartiles and independent variables.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    Median 25(OH)D levels were lower in individuals presenting both frailty and obesity (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;0.001). In the multivariate analysis, pre-frailty (OR 2.65; 95% CI 1.63-4.32) and frailty (OR 3.76; 95% CI 2.08-6.81) were associated with increased odds of lower 25(OH)D serum levels (first quartile). Regarding adiposity indices, obesity (OR 1.75; 95% CI 1.07-2.87) and the highest categories of WC (OR 3.46; 95% CI 1.95-6.15), BRI (OR 4.35; 95% CI 2.60-7.29) and ABSI (OR 3.17 95% CI 1.86-5.38) were directly associated with lower 25(OH)D serum levels (first quartile).\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A positive association between frailty or obesity and lower levels of vitamin D was found. Moreover, besides BMI and WC, other indicators of body adiposity, such as BRI and ABSI, were associated with lower 25(OH)D serum concentrations.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1101\/330340","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,5,24]],"date-time":"2018-05-24T13:05:11Z","timestamp":1527167111000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["The association between 25(OH)D levels, frailty status and adiposity indices in older adults"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6440-4870","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ana Rita","family":"Sousa-Santos","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Cl\u00e1udia","family":"Afonso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0706-5301","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alejandro","family":"Santos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Nuno","family":"Borges","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Pedro","family":"Moreira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Patr\u00edcia","family":"Padr\u00e3o","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Isabel","family":"Fonseca","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Teresa F","family":"Amaral","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"54368","reference":[{"key":"2019071911320806000_330340v1.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1210\/jc.2011-0385"},{"key":"2019071911320806000_330340v1.2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00223-012-9693-3"},{"key":"2019071911320806000_330340v1.3","unstructured":"Bouillon R. 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