Objective To assess the prevalence and risk factors of vitamin D deficiency among
preschool children in family health facilities in Birket El Sabaa district. Background Vitamin D …

Background Vitamin D is a secosteroid hormone that is well known to play a systemic role in
calcium homeostasis, skeletal metabolism, cellular differentiation, apoptosis, anti …

Background and Aim: Vitamin D has a basic role in bone development and metabolism.
Regarding high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Iran, we aimed to investigate its point …

Background: Vitamin D is an essential prohormone for the normal skeletal and extraskeletal
health. Vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency is an unrecognized epidemic among children and …

Background: Vitamin D has an essential role in bone growth and metabolism. Currently, its
role has been investigated in different diseases. It is high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency …

Vitamin D is important for calcium absorption and skeletal growth. Vitamin D insufficiency
(VDI) is a prevalent health problem in children. A study was performed to determine the …

Vitamin D is essential for growth and vitamin D deficiency is important issue in adolescent
girls as they have a limited rapid growth period. This cross sectional study was done on 167 …

Background: Vitamin D is an essential nutrient for bone growth, mineralization, and other
metabolic processes in the human body. Hence, insufficiency or deficiency of this vitamin …

Introduction: Although vitamin D deficiency among young children is widespread, deficiency
status may vary among regions. Data on the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among …

Objectives: Vitamin D status was investigated in 200 children (100 males and 100 females)
visiting the Pediatrics Clinic at Jordan University Hospital. Methods: Subjects were …