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Vitamin D deficiency in adolescents

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2014
The prevalence of severe vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in adolescents is variable but considerably high in many countries, especially in Middle-east and Southeast Asia. Different factors attribute to this deficiency including lack of sunlight exposure due to cultural dress codes and veiling or due to pigmented skin, and less time spent outdoors, because ...
Ashraf T Soliman, Vincenzo De Sanctis, Rania Elalaily, Said Bedair, Islam Kassem   +4 more
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Significant Independent Predictors of Vitamin D Deficiency in Inpatients and Outpatients of a Nephrology Unit

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2013
Aims. Kidney disease was found to be a major risk factor for vitamin D deficiency in a population study of patients hospitalized. The aims of the study were to describe the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency inpatients and outpatients in a nephrology ...
Recep Bentli, Hulya Taskapan, Halil Toktaş, Ozkan Ulutas, Adnan Ozkahraman, Melda Comert   +5 more
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Vitamin D deficiency contributes directly to the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) [PDF]

, 2015
Rationale: Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated as a pathogenic factor in sepsis and intensive therapy unit mortality but has not been assessed as a risk factor for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Causality of these associations has never
A. M. Turner, A. R. Martineau, Amrein, B. Naidu, Bernard, C. R. Bassford, Calfee, Cannell, Chishimba, Craig, D. G. Bartis, D. M. Sansom, D. Parekh, D. Park, D. R. Thickett, E. Sapey, Edelson, Eisner, F. Gao, Flynn, Froicu, G. D. Perkins, Grant, Hewison, Holick, K. B. Christopher, Kempker, Lax, Leow, M. S. Cooper, Mohamed, Nathani, O'Kane, P. M. Stewart, Parekh, Parekh, Parekh, Perkins, Perkins, Perkins, R. C. A. Dancer, R. Mahida, Remmelts, S. Lax, S. Zheng, Takano, Thomas, V. D'Souza, van Schoor, W. D. Fraser, W. Wei, Ware   +51 more
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Vitamin D Status during Pregnancy in a Multi-Ethnic Population-Representative Swedish Cohort [PDF]

, 2016
There is currently little information on changes in vitamin D status during pregnancy and its predictors. The aim was to study the determinants of change in vitamin D status during pregnancy and of vitamin D deficiency (
Anna Glantz, Dahlman, Hanna Augustin, Inez Schoenmakers, Joy Ellis, Lena Hulthén, Linnea Bärebring, Maria Bullarbo, Mattias Bärebring, Zerwekh, Åse Jagner   +10 more
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Deletion of vitamin D receptor leads to premature emphysema/COPD by increased matrix metalloproteinases and lymphoid aggregates formation [PDF]

, 2011
Deficiency of vitamin D is associated with accelerated decline in lung function. Vitamin D is a ligand for nuclear hormone vitamin D receptor (VDR), and upon binding it modulates various cellular functions.
Hwang, Jae-woong, Rahman, Irfan, Sun, Jun, Sundar, Isaac K, Wu, Shaoping   +4 more
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25(OH)D Inadequacy Has Different Pathway with VEGF in Increases the Risk of Severe Preeclampsia [PDF]

, 2015
Objectives: To identify in vivo correlation between 25(OH)D and VEGF in severe preeclampsia.Materials and Methods: A case control, cross sectional study of 36 pregnant women which consist of 18 patients with preeclampsia and 18 patients as control with ...
Aditiawarman, A. (Aditiawarman), Damayanti, H. E. (Hanifa)   +1 more
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Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients With Hip Fracture Seen in an Orthogeriatric Service in Sunny Singapore

Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, 2014
Background: Vitamin D deficiency is common in older adults in Western countries with seasonal winters, when the amount of sunlight is much reduced. There is a paucity of data on the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with hip fracture in ...
Rani Ramason MBChB, MRCP, DGM, FAMS, Natesan Selvaganapathi MBBS, DA, MD, MRCP, FAMS, Noor Hafizah Binte Ismail MBBS, MRCP, FAMS, Wei Chin Wong MBBS, MRCP, FAMS, Ganesan Naidu Rajamoney MBBS, FRCS, FAMS, Mei Sian Chong MBBS, FRCP, FAMS   +5 more
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Vitamin D Deficiency in Medical Inpatients: A Retrospective Study of Implications of Untreated versus Treated Deficiency

Nutrition and Metabolic Insights, 2016
Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency may further increase fracture risk in patients with decreased bone mineral density. A cross-sectional study on serum vitamin D concentrations in medical inpatients was conducted at Bassetlaw District General ...
Syed Asher Hussain Zaidi, Gurjit Singh, Olukolade Owojori, Ram Kela, Shirley Spoors, Mohamed Abbas, Florence Barton, Caroline Rogers   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vitamin D deficiency in northern Taiwan: a community-based cohort study

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Vitamin D deficiency has become an important public health problem, however few studies have been conducted in subtropical countries, and the predictors of vitamin D deficiency in people with healthy renal function are unclear.
Ming-Jse Lee, Heng-Jung Hsu, I-Wen Wu, Chiao-Yin Sun, Ming-Kuo Ting, Chin-Chan Lee   +5 more
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The frequency of vitamin D deficiency in chronic kidney disease and its relation with baseline mineral bone markers

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2020
Objective: To assess the frequency of Vitamin D deficiency in chronic kidney disease and its association with baseline mineral bone markers in patients visiting nephrology clinics.
Shoukat Memon, Ashar Alam, Sundus Iftikhar   +2 more
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