Presentation of vitamin D deficiency [PDF]
To describe the various ways in which vitamin D deficiency presents in children in selected districts of London and to identify which factors, if any, determine the mode of presentation.Retrospective review of patients presenting to Newham General, Royal London, Great Ormond Street, and King's College Hospitals between 1996 and 2001 with either ...
L Srinivasan+3 more
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Analysis of Association between Vitamin D Deficiency and Insulin Resistance
Recent evidence revealed extra skeleton activity of vitamin D, including prevention from cardiometabolic diseases and cancer development as well as anti-inflammatory properties.
Izabela Szymczak-Pajor, A. Śliwińska
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Hypovitaminosis D: a novel finding in primary ciliary dyskinesia [PDF]
BACKGROUND: A relationship between low levels of serum vitamin D and respiratory infections has been established. No study has examined the frequency and clinical relevance of vitamin D deficiency in patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD ...
Caffarelli, Carlo+8 more
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Vitamin D supplementation in the pediatric rheumatology clinic. [PDF]
Vitamin D is capturing the attention of healthy and chronically ill populations for its potential skeletal and nonskeletal benefits. New information suggesting a role in immune modulation has led to a surge of interest among rheumatologists. Although the
Burnham, Jon M, von Scheven, Emily
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Vitamin D Deficiency in Referred Patients to the Fardis Central Laboratory in Karaj City
Background: Vitamin D is an important factor for bone growth. Vitamin D deficiency reduces absorption of calcium and causes rickets and also increases bone fragility.
Setare Nadealipoor Gavir+4 more
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High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Taiwanese patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this study, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of vitamin D deficiency in a Taiwanese IBD cohort.
Chen-Ta Yang+4 more
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Objective: Identify the incidence and risk factors of vitamin D deficiency/vitamin D insufficiency in children aged 1–5 years. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among children between the ages of 1 and 5 in the Bope-Poddala and Galle ...
Pushpika Jayawardana, Gayani Liyanage
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Vitamin D Deficiency: Consequence or Cause of Obesity?
Obesity is defined as an excess amount of body fat and represents a significant health problem worldwide. High prevalence of vitamin D (VD) deficiency in obese subjects is a well-documented finding, most probably due to volumetric dilution into the ...
L. Vranic, I. Mikolasevic, S. Milić
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Efficiency of treatment with vitamin D on biochemical indexes, lipid profile, and fatty liver indexes in type 2 diabetic patients with vitamin D deficiency and nonalcoholic fatty liver [PDF]
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and non alcoholic fatty liver has been recently on rise in worldwide. This study was conducted to explore the association between vitamin D deficiency and incidence of fatty liver disease in type 2 ...
Asadi-Samani, Majid.+4 more
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A New Light on Vitamin D in Obesity: A Novel Association with Trimethylamine-N-Oxide (TMAO) [PDF]
: Vitamin D deficiency and obesity are two public health problems extensively exacerbated over the last years. Among the several mechanisms proposed to account for the complex interplay between vitamin D and obesity, one that has gained particular ...
Annunziata, G.+7 more
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