Vitamin D supplementation and vitamin D status in children of immigrant background in Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Sufficient vitamin D status during infancy is important for child health and development. Several initiatives for improving vitamin D status among immigrant children have been implemented in Norway. The present study aimed to evaluate the vitamin D status and its determinants in children of immigrant background in Oslo.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Child health clinics in Oslo.

Subjects

Healthy children with immigrant background (n 102) aged 9-16 months were recruited at the routine one-year check-up from two child health clinics with high proportions of immigrant clients. Blood samples were collected using the dried blood spot technique and analysed for serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (s-25(OH)D) concentration using LC-MS/MS.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Madar AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10261310 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature