Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Summary: Background: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with non-communicable and infectious diseases, but the vitamin D status of African populations is not well characterised. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in children and adults living in Africa. Methods: For this sy...

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Main Authors: Reagan M Mogire, MSc, Agnes Mutua, BSc, Wandia Kimita, MSc, Alice Kamau, MSc, Philip Bejon, PhD, John M Pettifor, MBBCh, Adebowale Adeyemo, MD, Thomas N Williams, FMedSci, Sarah H Atkinson, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X19304577