ArticleIndian journal of endocrinology and metabolism2012
Vitamin D deficiency in children living in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Relationship of Vitamin-D Deficiency with Kidney Disease in Patients with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) in the Makkah Region: A Cross-Sectional Study.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024Article
- Serum Vitamin D Profiles of Children with Asthma in Southwest Saudi: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of general medicine · 2024Article
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- Vitamin D Deficiency among Patients Visiting Outpatient Departments in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2022Article
- Stress Fractures among Paramilitary Trainee Visiting a Paramilitary Hospital of Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2022Article
- Association between serum vitamin D status and the anti-seizure treatment in Chinese children with epilepsy.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Nutrient intake and gender differences among Saudi children.Journal of nutritional science · 2021Article
- Inference of link among diabetes, obesity, and thyroid dysfunction in data from a clinic at Saudi Arabia.Bioinformation · 2021Article
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- Knowledge, attitude and practice of health care practitioners in Saudi Arabia, with regard to prevention of vitamin D deficiency in infancy.Saudi medical journal · 2018Article
- Current Evidence on Vitamin D Deficiency and Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Children: What Does the Evidence from Saudi Arabia Tell Us?Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
- Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in healthy Iranian children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2018Article
- Growth Profile and Its Association with Nutrient Intake and Dietary Patterns among Children and Adolescents in Hail Region of Saudi Arabia.BioMed research international · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveVitamin D deficiency is an unrecognized epidemic and a common health problem worldwide. This study was conducted to evaluate the vitamin D status in children living in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and to study its relation to various variables. MATERIALS AND
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in the pediatric clinic in Jeddah Clinic Hospital-Kandarah, Jeddah, KSA, from October through December 2010, in which 510 healthy children aged 4-15 years were enrolled. Serum calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase and 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] were measured. Dietary vitamin D intake and duration of daily sunlight exposure were determined. 25(OH)D levels <20 ng/mL and <7 ng/mL were defined as relative and severe vitamin D deficiency, respectively.
resultsThe mean concentration of 25(OH)D was 13.07 ± 7.81 ng/mL. Seventy subjects (13.72%) had normal 25(OH)D level ranging 20-70 ng/mL. Three hundred (58.82%) had relative 25(OH)D deficiency and 140 (27.45%) had severe deficiency (P=0.000). 220 (43.14%) subjects were males and 290 (56.86%) were females having a statistically significant higher incidence of 25(OH)D deficiency (P=0.019). 54.9% were Saudis, 27.45% were Yemenis and 11.76% were Egyptians. Saudis and Yemenis were more subjected to 25(OH)D deficiency in comparison to Egyptians and other nationalities (P=0.01). There were significant inverse correlations between 25(OH)D levels and bony aches (P=0.000). 56.25% of asymptomatic children had vitamin D deficiency (P=0.000). Duration of sunlight exposure and daily intake of vitamin D had significant effects on serum level of vitamin D (P=0.000).
conclusionsA high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in children living in Jeddah was observed in this study. Vitamin D supplementation of food products can prevent vitamin D deficiency in these children.
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