ArticleGlobal journal of health science2013
Vitamin D deficiency among newborns in Amman, Jordan.
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- High-dose oral vitamin D supplementation for prevention of infections in children aged 0 to 59 months: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nutrition reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Early life vitamin D status and asthma and wheeze: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Vitamin D status at birth among pregnant women and their newborns in Jordan: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Smoking Exposure Is Associated with Serum Vitamin D Deficiency in Children: Evidence from the Japan Environment and Children's Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Vitamin D Levels in Children with Recurrent Acute Tonsillitis in Jordan: A Case-Control Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Vitamin D Deficiency in Children Aged Less than Two Years: A Cross-Sectional Study from Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Serum Vitamin D Insufficiency in Hospitalized Full-Term Neonates at a Tertiary Hospital in Eastern China.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Serum Vitamin D Deficiency in NICU Hospitalized Neonates and Its Association With Neonatal Outcomes.Journal of family & reproductive health · 2021Article
- Effects of vitamin D on neonatal sepsis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Food science & nutrition · 2021Article
- Vitamin D deficiency in children with bronchial asthma in southern Jordan: a cross-sectional study.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Article
- The Association Between Serum Vitamin D3 Levels and Autism Among Jordanian Boys.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2020Article
- The prevalence of hypovitaminosis D and its risk factors in pregnant women and their newborns in the Middle East: A systematic review.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2019Review
- Vitamin D in the Middle East and North Africa.Bone reports · 2018Article
- Severe outcomes associated with respiratory viruses in newborns and infants: a prospective viral surveillance study in Jordan.BMJ open · 2018Article
- Vitamin D Status and Associated Factors in Neonates in a Resource Constrained Setting.International journal of pediatrics · 2018Article
- Risk factors for vitamin A and D deficiencies among children under-five in the state of Palestine.Conflict and health · 2018Article
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- Neonatal outcomes of infants admitted to a large government hospital in Amman, Jordan.Global journal of health science · 2015Article
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objectiveVitamin D deficiency is well recognized in selected Middle Eastern countries, but neonatal vitamin D status is not well studied in Jordan and other nearby countries. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Jordanian newborns and risk factors associated with low levels.
methodsThis is a prospective cohort study of newborn infants who were delivered at the Al Bashir Government Hospital in Amman, Jordan, from January 31, 2010, to January 27, 2011. Heel stick blood samples for 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels were obtained within 96 hours of birth. Maternal dress pattern, vitamin supplementation, smoke exposure during pregnancy, mode of delivery, gestational age, and birth weight were documented.
resultsSamples were obtained from 3,731 newborns. Median gestational age was 39 weeks, median birth weight was 3.1 kilograms, median maternal age was 27 years, and median newborn 25(OH)D level was 8.6nmol/L. A total of 3,512 newborns (94.1%) in this study were vitamin D deficient (< 50 nmol/L). Lower gestational age, maternal smoke exposure, and birth during winter months were associated with lower infant vitamin D levels, while vitamin D supplementation and time spent outside during pregnancy were associated with higher vitamin D levels.
conclusionsThe prevalence of severely low vitamin D levels in newborn infants in Amman, Jordan, is substantial, even in newborns born during the spring and summer months. Vitamin D supplementation is needed in this population.
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