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Vitamin D Status among Young Children Aged 1–3 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study in Wuxi, China

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  • Xin Zhao
  • Jianping Xiao
  • Xiangpeng Liao
  • Liyi Cai
  • Fei Xu
  • Daozhen Chen
  • Jingying Xiang
  • Rui Fang

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Background: The increasingly recognized importance of vitamin D has been discussed and vitamin D status among young children has attracted widespread attention in recent years. However, study on vitamin D status in young children aged 1–3 y is limited in China. Objective: To evaluate the nutritional vitamin D status of young children aged 1–3 y in Wuxi, southeastern China. Methods: A large cohort of 5,571 young children aged 1–3 y were recruited in this study who visited the child health clinics at the Wuxi Maternity and Child Health Hospital (latitude 31.57°N) during January 2014 to January 2015. Wuxi was located in southeastern China at a latitude of 31.57°N. Finger-stick blood sampling was conducted in all the subjects and serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels were measured to evaluate their vitamin D status. Results: In this study, serum 25(OH)D levels of young children at the age of 1–3 years ranged from 20.6–132.9 nmol/L (Median: 71.5 nmol/L). 16.1% of the population had vitamin D deficiency (

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  • Xin Zhao & Jianping Xiao & Xiangpeng Liao & Liyi Cai & Fei Xu & Daozhen Chen & Jingying Xiang & Rui Fang, 2015. "Vitamin D Status among Young Children Aged 1–3 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study in Wuxi, China," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(10), pages 1-11, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0141595
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141595
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