Vitamin D plays a pivotal role in the regulation of calcium-phosphorus metabolism,
particularly during pediatric age when nutritional rickets and impaired bone mass acquisition …

Vitamin D status and the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency have been
addressed in many studies covering all continents. Vitamin D deficiency, defined as a serum …

Background: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region registers some of the highest
rates of hypovitaminosis D worldwide. Aim: We systematically reviewed the prevalence of …

Hypovitaminosis D affects children and adolescents all around the world. Italian data on
vitamin D status and risk factors for hypovitaminosis D during pediatric age are lacking. Six …

Vitamin D deficiency has emerged as a public health problem worldwide due to its important
role in health and disease. The present work is intended to examine prevalence of vitamin D …

Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in Saudi Arabia, particularly among young women
and is emerging as public health threat of epidemic proportions. Prevalence of severe …

Context Vitamin D plays an important role in immune function, and the deficiency thereof has
been associated with several infections, most notably respiratory tract infections. However …

The South East Asian Nutrition Surveys (SEANUTS) were conducted in 2010/2011 in
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam in country representative samples totalling …

The effects of urban living on health are becoming increasingly important, due to an
increasing global population residing in urban areas. Concomitantly, due to immigration …

ObjectiveTo evaluate vitamin D deficiency prevalence and risk factors among pregnant
Chinese women. DesignA descriptive cross-sectional analysis. SettingChina National …