1. [Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in children aged 5-10 years in western Brittany]
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Beuzit, C, L'Hour, M-C, Roudaut, S, Gouillou, M, Metz, C, Moineau, M-P, Kerspern, H, de Parscau, L, Teissier, R, Service de Pédiatrie et Génétique Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest (CHRU Brest), Centre d'Investigation Clinique (CIC - Brest), Université de Brest (UBO)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), and Département de Biochimie et de Pharmaco-Toxicologie (JHA)
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Male ,[SDV.MHEP.PED]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Pediatrics ,Adolescent ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,Infant, Newborn ,enfants ,Infant ,Vitamins ,Bretagne Occidentale ,Vitamin D Deficiency ,déficit ,Child, Preschool ,Prevalence ,Humans ,Female ,Vitamine D ,France ,Prospective Studies ,Vitamin D ,Child ,[SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology - Abstract
International audience; French guidelines do not recommend systematic supplementation of vitamin D in children aged 5-10 years old owing to the lack of data on vitamin D status in this age group. Our objective was to assess the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in these children. Single-center, prospective, epidemiological study including 358 children aged 0-15 years. The endpoint was the concentration of vitamin D. In all, 316 children were divided into four groups according to age: 0-18 months (n=113); 18 months to 5 years (n=103); 5-10 years (n=62); and 10-15 years (n=38). The median concentration of vitamin D decreased with age (P
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- 2015