The Status of Vitamin D Among Children Aged 0 to 18 Years

Sarı, Eyüp; Çoban, Gülnur; Çelebi, Fatma Zehra Öztek; Açoğlu, Esma Altınel

doi:10.4274/jpr.galenos.2021.09851

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“…[16] Another study conducted in Ankara with 51,560 children aged 0-18 years reported a mean serum 25(OH)D level of 22.86±16 ng/mL, with 20% of children having vitamin D deficiency. [17] In a study conducted in the Aegean Region, the average serum 25(OH)D level in children aged 0-18 was reported as 28.00±15.55 ng/ mL. [18] Furthermore, a study conducted in Gaziantep between March 2021 and March 2022, following the COVID-19 pandemic, reported the prevalence of 25(OH)D <10 ng/mL as 21.2% and <20 ng/mL as 64.5%.…”

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“…Numerous studies conducted in Turkey have consistently reported that the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was lowest in the 0-1 age range and highest in adolescence. [15][16][17] The observation of the highest 25(OH)D levels in 0-1-yearolds indicates that vitamin D deficiency is least common in this age group, suggesting the success of prophylactic vitamin D treatment administered to infants. Like infants, adolescents undergo a period of rapid growth and development, resulting in increased vitamin D requirements.…”

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Vitamin D status in children in the South Marmara Region in Turkey

Karaca,

Altın

2024

Journal of Contemporary Medicine

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Aim: The aim of our study was to investigate the age, gender and seasonal differences in vitamin D levels in children and to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency. Materials and Methods: Between January 2022 and December 2023, the records of children aged 0-17 years who underwent serum 25-hydroxyvitaminD (25 (OH) D) levels in the pediatric outpatient clinics of our hospital were retrospectively reviewed. Children were divided into four groups according to age (0-1, 2-5, 6-11 and 12-17 years); three groups according to 25 (OH) D levels (vitamin D deficiency (below 12 ng/mL), vitamin D insufficiency (between 12-20 ng/mL) and vitamin D sufficiency (above 20 ng/mL)); and four groups according to seasons. Results: The 25(OH)D levels of 41899 children, 19738 (47.1%) boys and 22161 (52.9%) girls, was 18.6 ng/mL (3-145); and was lower in girls than boys (16.8 ng/mL (3-136) in girls and 20.3 ng/mL (3-145) in boys p

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Vitamin D status in children in the South Marmara Region in Turkey

Karaca,

Altın

2024

Journal of Contemporary Medicine

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Prevalence and risk factors of vitamin D deficiency among Afghan primary school children

Rahimi,

Khalid,

Usmani

et al. 2024

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Vitamin D deficiency is common in many societies and causes rickets and non-skeletal disorders in children. There are no published data on vitamin D deficiency in Afghanistan. We, therefore, investigated the prevalence and associated factors of vitamin D deficiency in Afghan school children in Kandahar City, Afghanistan. This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted from September 2022 to April 2023 in 510 primary school students aged 6–15 years from six randomly selected schools. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, and multivariate logistic regression. Of the 510 enrolled children, 54.3% were boys and 91.8% were poor. The mean serum 25(OH)D concentration was 9.3 ng/mL. Vitamin D deficiency (< 20 ng/mL) was detected in 436/510 (85.5%) children that was severe in 267/510 (52.4%). By logistic regression analysis, independent factors for vitamin D deficiency were: (i) older age group 11–15 vs. 6 − 10 years, adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 2.8 (95% confidence interval 1.2–6.2), (ii) poverty AOR 2.0 (1.0–4.3), (iii) not doing outdoor physical activity AOR 4.8 (2.8–8.1), and (iv) daily sunlight exposure < 60 min AOR 2.2 (1.3–3.7). Although Kandahar is very sunny throughout the year, vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent among school boys and girls, placing them at great risk of vitamin D-deficient rickets. More work is needed to define the country-wide prevalence of vitamin D deficiency to inform robust strategies of vitamin D supplementation, the provision of vitamin D-fortified food to the school children in Kandahar City and health education programs that can be conducted with the help of international organizations.

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The Status of Vitamin D Among Children Aged 0 to 18 Years

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Vitamin D status in children in the South Marmara Region in Turkey

Vitamin D status in children in the South Marmara Region in Turkey

Prevalence and risk factors of vitamin D deficiency among Afghan primary school children

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