Vitamin D status in cord blood and newborns: ethnic differences
| Autor: | Mauro Zaffaroni, Gianni Bona, Antonella Capelli, Erica Pozzi, Miriam Gatto, S. Savastio, F. Cadario, Elena Dondi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Vitamin
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Black People Mothers Physiology Neonatal age White People vitamin D deficiency chemistry.chemical_compound Pregnancy Asia Western Prevalence Ethnicity medicine Vitamin D and neurology Humans Vitamin D Calcifediol Skin colour Bone Density Conservation Agents business.industry Research Infant Newborn Hispanic or Latino Fetal Blood Vitamin D Deficiency Newborn medicine.disease Obesity Italy chemistry Cord blood Dietary Supplements Female business |
| Zdroj: | Italian Journal of Pediatrics |
| ISSN: | 1824-7288 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1824-7288-39-35 |
| Popis: | Background A deficiency in vitamin D (25OHD) is common throughout the world in both adults and children, being related to skin pigmentation, sun exposure, dietary intake and obesity. Limited data are available for the neonatal age. The aim of the study is to understand the differences in 25OHD levels with respect to skin colour and ethnicity in newborns. Methods We randomly enrolled 62 neonates, born at term and appropriate for gestational age. Thirty two were born from Italian mothers with fair skin (FS) and 30 from non-Caucasian mothers (North African, African, Asian and Latin American): 10 with light olive/light brown (LOB) and 20 with medium brown/black skin (MBB). Vitamin D was measured in the cord blood at birth and in neonatal serum during metabolic screening. Results 25OHD levels were (mean ± SD) 21.4 ± 11 ng/ml in cord blood and 14.9 ± 7 ng/ml in serum after birth. 25OHD values were higher in cord blood (p |
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