Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Calcium Homeostasis in Saudi Children
| Autor: | Yousef Al Saleh, Ali Al Qarni, Waleed Al Tamimi, Ahmed Al Shuaibi, Abdel Moniem Mukhtar, Ashraf T Soliman, Ibrahim Kaddam, Khalid Aseri, Adnan Al Shaikh, Bahaa Abaalkhail |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Vitamin
Male Adolescent Cross-sectional study Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Prevalence Dark skin Saudi Arabia Physiology 030209 endocrinology & metabolism vitamin D deficiency Phosphates 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Endocrinology Sex Factors parathyroid hormone levels Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Vitamin D and neurology Homeostasis Humans Hypocalcaemia 030212 general & internal medicine Vitamin D Child vitamin D insufficiency Calcium metabolism Analysis of Variance Vitamin D deficiency calcium business.industry inorganic phosphate medicine.disease Alkaline Phosphatase Cross-Sectional Studies chemistry Parathyroid Hormone Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Linear Models Female Original Article business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology |
| ISSN: | 1308-5735 |
| Popis: | Objective: Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and vitamin D insufficiency (VDI) are significant health problems all over the world. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of VDD and VDI in children and adolescents residing in 8 provinces in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to also investigate calcium homeostasis in these subjects. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2110 participants aged between 6 and 15 years. Information on socio-demographic status, anthropometric measurements, knowledge about vitamin D, color of the skin, dietary intake, sun exposure experience, smoking, and physical activity were collected through a questionnaire given to the parents of all subjects. The subjects were divided into three groups as vitamin D deficient, vitamin D insufficient, and vitamin sufficient according to their blood level of vitamin D [VDD ≤25 nmol/L (25 hydroxy vitamin D), VDI >25-50 nmol/L, and VDS >50 nmol/L]. Results: VDD was highly prevalent in this group of children. 95.3 of the subjects had either VDD (45.5%) or VDI (49.9%). The prevalence rate of VDD combined with VDI was higher in females (97.8%) compared to males (92.8%) (p |
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