Low Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency among Nepalese Infants Despite High Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency among Their Mothers.
Nutrients
; 8(12)2016 Dec 21.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Describing vitamin D status and its predictors in various populations is important in order to target public health measures.OBJECTIVES:
To describe the status and predictors of vitamin D status in healthy Nepalese mothers and infants.METHODS:
500 randomly selected Nepalese mother and infant pairs were included in a cross-sectional study. Plasma 25(OH)D concentrations were measured by LC-MS/MS and multiple linear regression analyses were used to identify predictors of vitamin D status.RESULTS:
Among the infants, the prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency (25(OH)D <50 nmol/L) and deficiency (<30 nmol/L) were 3.6% and 0.6%, respectively, in contrast to 59.8% and 14.0% among their mothers. Infant 25(OH)D concentrations were negatively associated with infant age and positively associated with maternal vitamin D status and body mass index (BMI), explaining 22% of the variability in 25(OH)D concentration. Global solar radiation, maternal age and BMI predicted maternal 25(OH)D concentration, explaining 9.7% of its variability.CONCLUSION:
Age and maternal vitamin D status are the main predictors of vitamin D status in infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal, who have adequate vitamin D status despite poor vitamin D status in their mothers.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vitamina D
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Deficiência de Vitamina D
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Estado Nutricional
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Saúde Materna
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Fenômenos Fisiológicos da Nutrição do Lactente
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nutrients
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Noruega