Background Recent studies have demonstrated a relationship between poor vitamin D
status and respiratory infections and diarrhea among young children. Acute lower …

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide concern. The aim of the current study was
to determine the vitamin D level and its contributing factors in Sudanese women. Methods: In …

Despite its abundant sunshine the Middle East, a region spanning latitudes from 12° N to
42° N allowing vitamin D synthesis year round, registers some of the lowest levels of vitamin …

The last couple of decades have seen an explosion in our interest and understanding of the
role of vitamin D in the regulation of immunity. At the molecular level, the hormonal form of …

Background Immune activation plays a key role in HIV pathogenesis. Markers of
inflammation have been associated with vitamin D deficiency in the general population …

An abnormal calcium-parathyroid hormone (PTH)-vitamin D axis has been reported in
patients with malaria infection. A role for vitamin D in malaria has been suggested by many …

Preschool children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, are highly exposed to influenza viruses.
Factors related to infections, nutrition, and environmental conditions that might explain the …

METHODS: An extensive and meticulous search was conducted for studies published in
MEDLINE, EMBASE the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Cochrane …

Aim To assess vitamin D status and its predictors in a representative population sample of
pre‐school children in Adelaide (latitude of 35° S). Methods Cross‐sectional survey of …

Aim: Vitamin D is being increasingly recognized as an important player in disease.
Hypovitaminosis D is widespread in chronic kidney disease (CKD) populations around the …