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Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency Among Healthy Adolescents
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine · 2004 · Vol. 158(6) · pp. 531–531
Catherine M. Gordon✉(Boston Children's Hospital)Kerrin C. DePeterHenry A. FeldmanEstherann GraceS. Jean Emans
Abstract
Vitamin D deficiency was present in many US adolescents in this urban clinic-based sample. The prevalence was highest in African American teenagers and during winter, although the problem seems to be common across sex, season, and ethnicity.
Vitamin D Research StudiesObesity, Physical Activity, DietNutritional Studies and DietMedicineVitamin D and neurologyvitamin D deficiencyBody mass indexParathyroid hormoneAnthropometryInternal medicinePediatricsCross-sectional studyPhysiology
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AdolescentBostonChildCross-Sectional StudiesDietEthnicityFemaleHumansMaleParathyroid HormonePrimary Health CareSeasonsVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyVitamins
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