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Nutrient Status of Vitamin D among Chinese Children
Background: Vitamin D deficiency is considered to be a public health problem. However, the nutrient status of vitamin D in Chinese children is unclear. The aim of this study was to describe the vitamin D status among children aged under 18 years in southeast China. Methods: Children who visited the...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5409658/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28333101 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9040319 |
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author | Wang, Shuojia Shen, Guosong Jiang, Shuying Xu, Hongwei Li, Minchao Wang, Zhaopin Zhang, Su Yu, Yunxian |
author_facet | Wang, Shuojia Shen, Guosong Jiang, Shuying Xu, Hongwei Li, Minchao Wang, Zhaopin Zhang, Su Yu, Yunxian |
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description | Background: Vitamin D deficiency is considered to be a public health problem. However, the nutrient status of vitamin D in Chinese children is unclear. The aim of this study was to describe the vitamin D status among children aged under 18 years in southeast China. Methods: Children who visited the Huzhou Maternal and Child Care Hospital from January 2012 to August 2015 were included in this large cross-sectional study. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations were measured by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. Vitamin D status was defined as deficiency (25(OH)D < 20 ng/mL), insufficiency (25(OH)D: 20–29 ng/mL) and sufficiency (25(OH)D ≥ 30 ng/mL). The association between relevant variables and vitamin D status was analyzed by a using generalized estimated equation model and a multivariate regression model. Results: 13,997 children aged under 18 years were included. Of these, 23.3% children suffered from low vitamin D status (deficiency and insufficiency), while 76.7% had a sufficient vitamin D status. The prevalence of low vitamin D status was 29.7% in winter and 23.4% in spring, which was higher than that in summer (21.4%) and autumn (19.9%). Clinical visiting children (32.1%) suffered more from low vitamin D than health examination children (17.6%). Additionally, age and season were independently and significantly associated with 25(OH)D concentrations, respectively. Conclusions: The deficiency and insufficiency status of vitamin D was very common among newborns and children aged one to 17 years. This indicates that more sunshine and vitamin D–fortified foods are necessary among Chinese children. |
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spelling | pubmed-54096582017-05-03 Nutrient Status of Vitamin D among Chinese Children Wang, Shuojia Shen, Guosong Jiang, Shuying Xu, Hongwei Li, Minchao Wang, Zhaopin Zhang, Su Yu, Yunxian Nutrients Article Background: Vitamin D deficiency is considered to be a public health problem. However, the nutrient status of vitamin D in Chinese children is unclear. The aim of this study was to describe the vitamin D status among children aged under 18 years in southeast China. Methods: Children who visited the Huzhou Maternal and Child Care Hospital from January 2012 to August 2015 were included in this large cross-sectional study. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations were measured by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. Vitamin D status was defined as deficiency (25(OH)D < 20 ng/mL), insufficiency (25(OH)D: 20–29 ng/mL) and sufficiency (25(OH)D ≥ 30 ng/mL). The association between relevant variables and vitamin D status was analyzed by a using generalized estimated equation model and a multivariate regression model. Results: 13,997 children aged under 18 years were included. Of these, 23.3% children suffered from low vitamin D status (deficiency and insufficiency), while 76.7% had a sufficient vitamin D status. The prevalence of low vitamin D status was 29.7% in winter and 23.4% in spring, which was higher than that in summer (21.4%) and autumn (19.9%). Clinical visiting children (32.1%) suffered more from low vitamin D than health examination children (17.6%). Additionally, age and season were independently and significantly associated with 25(OH)D concentrations, respectively. Conclusions: The deficiency and insufficiency status of vitamin D was very common among newborns and children aged one to 17 years. This indicates that more sunshine and vitamin D–fortified foods are necessary among Chinese children. MDPI 2017-03-23 /pmc/articles/PMC5409658/ /pubmed/28333101 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9040319 Text en © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Wang, Shuojia Shen, Guosong Jiang, Shuying Xu, Hongwei Li, Minchao Wang, Zhaopin Zhang, Su Yu, Yunxian Nutrient Status of Vitamin D among Chinese Children |
title | Nutrient Status of Vitamin D among Chinese Children |
title_full | Nutrient Status of Vitamin D among Chinese Children |
title_fullStr | Nutrient Status of Vitamin D among Chinese Children |
title_full_unstemmed | Nutrient Status of Vitamin D among Chinese Children |
title_short | Nutrient Status of Vitamin D among Chinese Children |
title_sort | nutrient status of vitamin d among chinese children |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5409658/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28333101 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9040319 |
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