ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2012
Vitamin D deficiency among newly resettled refugees in Massachusetts.
Article in Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02301520 (Vitamin D Deficiency, Iodine Deficiency and Lead Levels in Haitian Infants and Children.), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers.
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Vitamin D Deficiency, Iodine Deficiency and Lead Levels in Haitian Infants and Children.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Micronutrient Deficiencies in a Clinically Referred Cohort of Ezidi Refugees in Rural Armidale: Findings from a Retrospective Study.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2025Article
- Health needs of refugee children identified on arrival in reception countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ paediatrics open · 2019Review
- Prevalence of Nutritional Deficiencies Among Populations of Newly Arriving Government Assisted Refugee Children to Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2018Article
- Vitamin D levels and influencing predictors in refugee children in Sherbrooke (Quebec), Canada.Paediatrics & child health · 2017Article
- Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its association with nutrition, travelling and clothing habits in an immigrant population in Northern Sweden.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2016Article
- Health Profiles of Newly Arrived Refugee Children in the United States, 2006-2012.American journal of public health · 2016Observational
- Vitamin D status in patients attending a Danish migrant health clinic: a clinical retrospective study.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2015Article
- Health screening of newly resettled refugees in a primary care setting.Rhode Island medical journal (2013) · 2013Article
- Performance evaluation of Siemens ADVIA Centaur and Roche MODULAR Analytics E170 Total 25-OH Vitamin D assays.Clinical biochemistry · 2012Article
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Abstract
Previous studies have indicated that vitamin D deficiency is widespread among immigrants and refugees. This study sought to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among a large and diverse cohort of refugees in Massachusetts to assess its significance for routine refugee health screening of refugees. 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels for 2,610 refugees screened between 2007 and 2009 were used to estimate vitamin D status and to examine the relationship between deficiency or insufficiency and age, gender, regional origin, and season of testing. Among those tested, 78 % were either vitamin D insufficient or deficient. Insufficiency or deficiency was most prevalent in refugees from the Middle East (89 %) and lowest in those from the Caribbean (59 %). Risk was higher among women than among men from some regions, such as the Middle East, but not others. For women, the likelihood of deficiency increased with age, while for men, the likelihood of deficiency was similar for preschool children and men at the height of their working years. The high overall prevalence of vitamin D deficiency suggests that empiric supplementation or treatment may be preferred to testing until more is known about the long-term epidemiology of vitamin D deficiency and its consequences.
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