Alert for the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in adolescents in a large Brazilian sample

CONCLUSION: In this large number of measurements of 25(OH)D in children and adolescents, 12.5% had a deficiency and 0.8% had severe deficiency. A greater deficiency was observed among adolescents, especially females, which raises questions about the need for supplementation during this period of life.PMID:38462231 | DOI:10.1016/j.jped.2024.01.003

Source: Jornal de Pediatria - March 10, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Vanessa Radonsky Marise Lazaretti-Castro Maria Izabel Chiamolera Rosa Paula Mello Biscolla Jos é Viana Lima Junior Jos é Gilberto Henriques Vieira Cynthia Maria Alvares Brand ão Rodrigo Ferreira Ramalho Sergio Setsuo Maeda Marcia Wehba Esteves Cavichio Source Type: research