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- Title
Determinants of Vitamin D Status in Indian School-children.
- Authors
Mandlik, Rubina; Kajale, Neha; Ekbote, Veena; Patwardhan, Vivek; Khadilkar, Vaman; Chiplonkar, Shashi; Khadilkar, Anuradha
- Abstract
Introduction: Due to the high prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in spite of abundant sunshine and scarcity of studies investigating Vitamin D status in Indian children from rural and semirural areas, the objectives of this cross-sectional study were to: (1) assess the Vitamin D status of school-children in a semi-rural setting and (2) identify the determinants of Vitamin D status in these children. Materials and Methods: Data collected included anthropometric measurements (height and weight), body composition, three-one-day dietary recall method, demographic data, and sunlight exposure. Serum 25-hydroxyVitamin D (25(OH)D) was estimated by enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique. SPSS software was used for statistical analysis. Results: Anthropometric characteristics of the children were similar and mean serum 25(OH)D concentration was 58.5 ± 10.3 nmol/L with no significant differences between genders. Around 80% children reported sunlight exposure of 2 h or more. A majority (71%) of children were Vitamin D insufficient with serum 25(OH)D concentrations between 50 and 74.9 nmol/L. Determinants of Vitamin D identified were duration of sunlight exposure and body fat percent. Significant (P < 0.05) positive association of duration of sunlight exposure was observed with serum 25(OH) D concentrations, while BF% showed a negative association with serum 25(OH)D (ß = -0.307; standard error = 0.1388; P < 0.05). Discussion: We have reported a high prevalence of Vitamin D insufficiency in school-children aged 6-12 years, from a semirural setting, in spite of a majority (80%) reporting >2 h of sunlight exposure. We have also demonstrated that duration of sunlight exposure and body fat percentage are the two important determinants of serum 25(O H)D concentrations in these children.
- Subjects
VITAMIN D deficiency; NUTRITION for school children; DISEASE prevalence
- Publication
Indian Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2018, Vol 22, Issue 2, p244
- ISSN
2230-8210
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/ijem.IJEM_622_17