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- Title
Using a low-dose ultraviolet-B lighting solution during working hours: An explorative investigation towards the effectivity in maintaining healthy vitamin D levels.
- Authors
Huiberts, Laura M.; Smolders, Karin C. H. J.; van der Zande, Bianca M. I.; Broersma, Rémy C.; de Kort, Yvonne A. W.
- Abstract
Objective: This study examined whether daily safe, low-dose ultraviolet-B (UVB) exposure using a home-based lighting solution could maintain healthy serum 25(OH)D during winter. Methods: Twenty-eight (12 male, 16 female) daytime (~9:00 to 17:00) indoor workers (mean age = 42.46; SD = 14.23) participated in this study and were allocated to one of the two study conditions. During an 8-week period, fourteen participants received extra UVB exposure (max 0.3 standard erythema dose (SED) daily), while fourteen participants in the control group did not receive extra UVB exposure. Daily questionnaires were used to measure UVB exposure time, exposed body surface area (BSA), and time spent outside in daylight. Serum 25(OH)D, vitamin D related food intake, and secondary parameters (i.e., subjective fatigue, sleep timing and quality) were investigated at baseline, Week 4, and Week 8. Results: Serum 25(OH)D significantly declined over the 8-week study period in both groups. The combination of using a low-dose UVB exposure, a small BSA, and a lower-than-expected amount of exposure hours likely resulted in an insufficient UVB dose to significantly improve serum 25(OH)D. Changes in serum 25(OH)D over time did not significantly correlate with changes in secondary parameters of sleep and fatigue. Conclusion: The received low-dose UVB exposure in this study did not significantly change serum 25(OH)D during the winter period. Future research could explore whether a longer lasting exposure period and/or using different exposure positions of the device (maximizing exposed skin surface) yields more promising results for improving serum 25(OH)D. Trial registration: Trial registration: https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN47902923.
- Subjects
WORKING hours; SLEEP quality; FATIGUE (Physiology); BODY surface area; FOOD consumption; INGESTION; VITAMIN D
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2023, Vol 17, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0283176