1. Prevalence and Correlates of Vitamin D Deficiency Among Children and Adolescents From a Nationally Representative Survey in India
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Garima, Rana, Ransi Ann, Abraham, Harshpal Singh, Sachdev, K Madhavan, Nair, Geeta Trilok, Kumar, Praween Kumar, Agarwal, Robert, Johnston, Arjan De, Wagt, Avina, Sarna, Rajib, Acharya, Akash, Porwal, Nizamuddin, Khan, Sowmya, Ramesh, Rahul, Bharti, M, Kalaivani, and Lakshmy, Ramakrishnan
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Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health - Abstract
We carried out a secondary analysis of data of Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey 2016-18 to analyze the prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) among Indian children and adolescents.The overall prevalence of VDD in preschool children (1-4 years), school age (5-9 years) children, and adolescents (10-19 years) was 13.7%, 18.2%, and 23.9%, respectively. Age, living in urban area, and winter season were significantly associated with VDD. Vegetarian diet and high-income households were the main risk factors observed in 5-19 years age category. Female sex and less than three hour of physical activity/week were independent risk factors among adolescents.The prevalence and determinants of VDD across different agegroups are reported, and these should be interpreted and addressed to decrease the burden of VDD in India.
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- 2023