Recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabology (SBEM) for the diagnosis and treatment of hypovitaminosis D

Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 2014 Jul;58(5):411-33. doi: 10.1590/0004-2730000003388.
[Article in English, Portuguese]

Abstract

Objective: The objective is to present an update on the diagnosis and treatment of hypovitaminosis D, based on the most recent scientific evidence.

Materials and methods: The Department of Bone and Mineral Metabolism of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabology (SBEM) was invited to generate a document following the rules of the Brazilian Medical Association (AMB) Guidelines Program. Data search was performed using PubMed, Lilacs and SciELO and the evidence was classified in recommendation levels, according to the scientific strength and study type.

Conclusion: A scientific update regarding hypovitaminosis D was presented to serve as the basis for the diagnosis and treatment of this condition in Brazil.

Publication types

  • Consensus Development Conference
  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Bariatric Surgery / adverse effects
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Calcifediol / blood*
  • Calcium, Dietary / therapeutic use
  • Cholecalciferol / therapeutic use*
  • Databases, Bibliographic
  • Ergocalciferols / therapeutic use*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / standards
  • Humans
  • Hyperparathyroidism / etiology
  • Malabsorption Syndromes / etiology
  • Osteoporosis / diet therapy
  • Osteoporotic Fractures / diet therapy
  • Parathyroid Hormone / blood
  • Risk Factors
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / diagnosis*
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / drug therapy*
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / epidemiology

Substances

  • Calcium, Dietary
  • Ergocalciferols
  • Parathyroid Hormone
  • Cholecalciferol
  • Calcifediol