Determinants of vitamin D status in young children: results from the Belgian arm of the IDEFICS (Identification and Prevention of Dietary- and Lifestyle-Induced Health Effects in Children and Infants) Study

Abstract Objective To describe the vitamin D status of Belgian children and examine the influence of non-nutritional determinants, in particular of anthropometric variables. Design Cross-sectional data of Belgian participants of the EU 6th Framework Programme IDEFICS (Identification and Prevention of Dietary- and Lifestyle-Induced Health Effects in Children and Infants) Study. Setting 25-Hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) was measured using RIA. Vitamin D status was categorized as deficient (<25 nmol/l), insufficient (25–50 nmol/l), sufficient (50–75 nmol/l) and optimal (≥75 nmol/l). Anthropometric... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Sioen, Isabelle
Mouratidou, Theodora
Kaufman, Jean-Marc
Bammann, Karin
Michels, Nathalie
Pigeot, Iris
Vanaelst, Barbara
Vyncke, Krishna
De Henauw, Stefaan
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
Reihe/Periodikum: Public Health Nutrition ; volume 15, issue 6, page 1093-1099 ; ISSN 1368-9800 1475-2727
Verlag/Hrsg.: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Schlagwörter: Public Health / Environmental and Occupational Health / Nutrition and Dietetics / Medicine (miscellaneous)
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980011002989