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Covariates included age, sex, competition environment, ambient UVB dose, and supplementation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Serum 25(OH)D was significantly predicted by the standardized PGS (\u03b2 = 4.04), age (\u03b2 = 8.59), supplementation (\u03b2 = 20.86), and cumulative weighted UVB dose (cw-D-UVB, \u03b2 = 7.18; all p &amp;lt; 0.05). The full model explained 31.7% (12.1%) of variance (adjusted R2 = 0.235), with the PGS contributing an incremental 1% (1%). Model performance yielded a mean absolute error of 18.64 nmol\/L (3.18 nmol\/L) and root mean squared error of 25.27 nmol\/L (4.24 nmol\/L). No significant interactions were found for PGS \u00d7 cw- D-UVB, PGS \u00d7 supplementation status and PGS \u00d7 competition environment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings indicate that genetic determinants account for a small proportion of the total variance in vitamin D status. Stronger predictors are non-genetic determinants such as supplementation, UVB exposure, and age, highlighting the predominant role of environmental influences. 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