Prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency in young African children

Prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency in young African children

Abstract Background Children living in sub-Saharan Africa have a high burden of rickets and infectious diseases, conditions that are linked to vitamin D deficiency. However, data on the vitamin D status of young African children and its environmental and genetic predictors are limited. We aimed to e...

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Main Authors: Reagan M. Mogire, Alireza Morovat, John Muthii Muriuki, Alexander J. Mentzer, Emily L. Webb, Wandia Kimita, Francis M. Ndungu, Alex W. Macharia, Clare L. Cutland, Sodiomon B. Sirima, Amidou Diarra, Alfred B. Tiono, Swaib A. Lule, Shabir A. Madhi, Manjinder S. Sandhu, Andrew M. Prentice, Philip Bejon, John M. Pettifor, Alison M. Elliott, Adebowale Adeyemo, Thomas N. Williams, Sarah H. Atkinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
25-hydroxyvitamin D
Vitamin D deficiency
Africa
Children
Nutrition
Vitamin D binding protein
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-01985-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-01985-8

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