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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2020

Vitamin-D deficiency and its association with breast feeding among children at 1 year of age in an urban community in South India.

R Gnanaraj, B Arul Premanand Lionel, Meghana Paranjape, Prabakar Devarajan Moses, Jacob John, F S Geethanjali, Winsley Rose

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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R GnanarajDepartment of Pediatrics, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
B Arul Premanand LionelDepartment of Pediatrics, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Meghana ParanjapeThe Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory, Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Prabakar Devarajan MosesThe Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory, Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Jacob JohnDepartment of Community Medicine, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
F S GeethanjaliDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Winsley RoseDepartment of Pediatrics, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Christian Medical College, Vellore · IN

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Abstract

contextHigh prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency is reported among healthy infants, children and adolescents. Maternal Vitamin-D deficiency, poor vitamin-D content of breast milk even in Vitamin-D replete mothers, exclusive breastfeeding without Vitamin-D supplementation and inadequate sunlight exposure are important risk factors for Vitamin D deficiency in infants.

aimTo determine the prevalence of hypovitaminosis-D and its relation with breast feeding and childhood illness among healthy infants at 1 year of age. SETTINGS AND

designA prospective cohort study was conducted among the infants in an urban community in south India. METHODS AND MATERIAL: A total of 495 children were followed up at 1 year of age. Clinical history, anthropometric measurements, and serum blood samples for vitamin-D were obtained. The effects of breastfeeding duration and infections on Vitamin-D status were assessed by univariate and multivariate analysis.

resultsThe prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency was 22% in these infants. Univariate analysis showed risk of hypovitaminosis-D in children breast fed for more than 6 months (

conclusionThe prevalence of hypovitaminosis-D in this study was low compared to previous studies from India. This study emphasizes the issue of hypovitaminosis-D in otherwise normal children. Routine Vitamin-D supplementation for antenatal women and infants may be needed to overcome this public health problem.

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Breast feedingcommunityvitamin D deficiency

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