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Vitamin D deficiency in children and adolescents with obesity: a meta-analysis.
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- Obesity and Its Association With Micronutrient Deficiency Among Mexican Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Nutrition reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Overnutrition is a risk factor for iron, but not for zinc or vitamin A deficiency in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ global health · 2024Pooled it
- Association of Vitamin D Genetic Risk Score with Noncommunicable Diseases: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
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- Hidden nutritional inadequacy in U.S. children with obesity: Evidence from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2021-2023.Obesity pillars · 2026Article
- Sleep Duration and Sun Exposure in Portuguese Children: Associations With Obesity Indicators.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2026Article
- VDR BsmI polymorphism and obesity in vitamin D deficiency among undergraduate students: a cross-sectional study.Molecular biology reports · 2026Article
- Correlation of body mass index and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels with advanced bone age in children from northwest China: a cross-sectional study.Translational pediatrics · 2026Article
- Biochemical and Inflammatory Profiles in Paediatric Obesity, Undernutrition and Normal Weight: A Single-Centre Retrospective Cohort Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- DXA-Derived Total Body Fat Percentage and Serum 25(OH)D in Overweight and Obese Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
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- The Economic and Clinical Burden of Pediatric Obesity Within a Universal Health Coverage System in Thailand: A 9-Year Nationwide Analysis of 14.5 Million Hospitalizations.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among school-age children in Tunisia: a first national cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- The association between CALLY index and obesity in adolescents: a comparative analysis with traditional inflammatory markers.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2026Article
- Inflammatory biomarkers are associated with renal injury and partially explain the obesity-renal injury relationship in U.S. adolescents: a cross-sectional NHANES study.BMC nephrology · 2026Article
- Metabolic remodeling and the modulatory role of vitamin D deficiency in African American children and adolescents with obesity.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Article
- Adolescent obesity: Biochemical and dietary disparities in U.S. youth.Obesity pillars · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in obese children and adolescents when compared to eutrophic controls.
methodsSystematic review with meta-analysis covering studies with patients aged 0-18 years old diagnosed with obesity and vitamin D deficiency and control group of eutrophic patients. The studies were retrieved in the PubMed, Embase, and LILACS databases in December 2019. The search used the terms "obesity" in combination with "pediatric population" and "vitamin D".
resultsThrough the search 3155 articles were retrieved; and after analysis, 20 studies were selected according to the study objectives. A total of 24,600 children and adolescents were included. Through meta-analysis, the relative risk for the association between obesity and vitamin D deficiency in the pediatric population was 1.41 (95% CI: 1.26-1.59) (I² = 89%, p < 0.01).
conclusionChildren and adolescents with obesity have higher risk of vitamin D deficiency.
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