Vitamin D status of newborns in New Zealand

Recognition of the important non-skeletal health effects of vitamin D has focused attention on the vitamin D status of individuals across the lifespan. To examine the vitamin D status of newborns, we measured serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in the cord blood of 929 apparently healthy n...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of nutrition 2010-10, Vol.104 (7), p.1051-1057
Hauptverfasser:	Camargo, Carlos A., Ingham, Tristram, Wickens, Kristin, Thadhani, Ravi I., Silvers, Karen M., Epton, Michael J., Town, G. Ian, Espinola, Janice A., Crane, Julian
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	25-hydroxycholecalciferol 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Asthma Biological and medical sciences blood serum Dietary Surveys and Nutritional Epidemiology Feeding. Feeding behavior Fetal Blood - chemistry Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gestational Age Humans infant nutrition Infant, Newborn - blood infants Logistic Models Maternal Age Midwifery neonates New Zealand New Zealand - epidemiology Newborn babies Newborns Nutritional Status Parents Population studies Pregnancy Seasons Skin Neoplasms - prevention & control umbilical cord Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems Vitamin D Vitamin D - analogs & derivatives Vitamin D - blood Vitamin D Deficiency - blood Vitamin D Deficiency - epidemiology Vitamin D Deficiency - ethnology
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Zusammenfassung:	Recognition of the important non-skeletal health effects of vitamin D has focused attention on the vitamin D status of individuals across the lifespan. To examine the vitamin D status of newborns, we measured serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in the cord blood of 929 apparently healthy newborns in a population-based study in New Zealand, a country at 41°S latitude, with strong anti-skin cancer (sun avoidance) campaigns and without vitamin D food fortification. Randomly selected midwives in two regions recruited children. The median cord blood level of 25(OH)D was 44 nmol/l (interquartile range, 29–78 nmol/l). Overall, 19 % of newborns had 25(OH)D levels
ISSN:	0007-1145 1475-2662
DOI:	10.1017/S0007114510001674