Vitamin D status and associated metabolic risk factors among North Korean refugees in South Korea: a cross-sectional study

Objective

Vitamin D deficiency is now recognised as a common health problem associated with various chronic diseases; however, it has not been fully elucidated among the minority groups. Here, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its associated metabolic risk factors among North Korean refugees living in South Korea.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis from the longitudinal cohort, the North Korean...