The concern about the assessment of vitamin D status is growing. Numerous publications warn about the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, as well as the potential role of vitamin D in non-bone health outcomes. The status of vitamin D is usually assessed by measuring serum total 25-...
Vitamin D deficiency has emerged as a significant public health problem throughout the world. Even in the Indian context,it has been reported to be present in majority of children in spite of wide availability of sunlight. Recent guidelines have defined vitamin D status as severe deficiency, defi...
Background: Vitamin D deficiency in children is an important medical entity commonly diagnosed during early childhood. Prevalence and incidence of vitamin D deficiency in children is underestimated and can have far reaching consequences as per the latest evidence. Children at high risk should be identi...
childrenricketsvitamin D deficiencyBackground: Vitamin D deficiency in children is an important medical entity commonly diagnosed during early childhood. Prevalence and incidence of vitamin D deficiency in children is underestimated and can have far reaching consequences as per the latest evidence. ...
There are several guidelines available on definition of vitamin D deficiency and supplementation in healthy children and adults. Sufficiency or deficiency of the vitamin depend upon the levels of 25OHD and various cut-offs are suggested by different groups formulating the guidelines. Although the ...
The concern about the assessment of vitamin D status is growing. Numerous publications warn about the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, as well as the potential role of vitamin D in non-bone health outcomes. The status of vitamin D is usually asse
Objective: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in critically ill children, and to study its association with parathyroid response, severity of illness and clinical outcomes. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: Medical Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary care centre ...
SYDNEY, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- In a world's first study, Australian researchers have found that children with vitamin D deficiency were more likely to develop asthma and other allergies later on in life. Researchers from Western Australia's Telethon Kids Institute tracked vitamin D levels from bir...
The patients with signs of vitamin A deficiency were 319 seen in Coonoor between 1952 and 1956 and 49 in Hyderabad during 8 months of 1959. The investigation consisted in clinical examination, survey of diet, estimation of vitamin A and carotene in serum before and after treatment, and study ...
Vitamin D deficiency in critically ill children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit. Care 2017, 21. [CrossRef] [PubMed]McNally JD, Nama N, O'Hearn K, Sampson M, Amrein K, Iliriani K, et al. Vitamin D deficiency in critically ill children: a systematic review and meta- ...