High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Pregnant Korean Women: The First Trimester and the Winter Season as Risk Factors for Vitamin D Deficiency

High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Pregnant Korean Women: The First Trimester and the Winter Season as Risk Factors for Vitamin D Deficiency

We investigated the vitamin D status of Korean women during pregnancy and assessed the effects of vitamin D deficiency on two pregnancy outcomes; preterm births and the births of small for gestational age. We measured the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in 220 pregnant Korean women who were recruit...

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Main Authors: Rihwa Choi, Seonwoo Kim, Heejin Yoo, Yoon Young Cho, Sun Wook Kim, Jae Hoon Chung, Soo-young Oh, Soo-Youn Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-05-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
vitamin D
pregnancy
mass spectrometry
Korea
nutrition
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/5/3427

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