Objective: To assess the inter-method reliability of the Ovarian Cancer in Alberta (OVAL) survey developed to estimate adult vitamin D exposure from sun and diet for every tenth year, against the longer Geraldton Skin Cancer Prevention Survey (the assumed 'gold standard'). We also estimated total vitamin D exposure using the OVAL survey. Design: A randomized crossover design to assess the inter-method reliability of sun exposure (OVAL v. Geraldton survey), using intra-class correlation and estimated total vitamin D exposure from sun and diet. Setting: Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Subjects: Randomly selected women (n 90) aged 40-79 years. Results: The average lifetime sun exposure of 13 913 h (average 411 h/year) from the Geraldton survey was not significantly different from the 13 034 h (average 385 h/year) from the OVAL survey for periods with sufficient UV radiation to stimulate vitamin D production. The intra-class correlation coefficient for average lifetime sun exposure was 0?77 (95 % CI 0?69, 0?86); the annual average was 0?60 (95 % CI 0?47, 0?74). Estimated vitamin D from diet and supplements increased with age. Conclusions: Our OVAL survey reliably estimated adult sun exposure relative to the Geraldton survey, suggesting that assessing sun exposure every tenth year is a reliable and efficient method for estimating sun contributions to lifetime vitamin D exposure.
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