Vitamin D Deficiency and Insufficiency According to the Current Criteria for Children: Vitamin D Status of Elementary School Children in Turkey

Hocaoglu-Emre, F.; Saribal, DEVRİM; Oguz, Osman

doi:10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2018.2018.0272

Vitamin D Deficiency and Insufficiency According to the Current Criteria for Children: Vitamin D Status of Elementary School Children in Turkey

Hocaoglu-Emre F. S., Saribal D., Oguz O.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol.11, no.2, pp.181-188, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 11 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2018.2018.0272
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.181-188
Keywords: 25(OH) vitamin D, vitamin D deficiency, vitamin D insufficiency, primary school children, vitamin D levels, SCHOOLCHILDREN, PREVENTION, PREVALENCE
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to determine the ratio of seasonal vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in elementary school children aged between 6-9 years old, living in one of the largest metropols of Europe, Istanbul.