High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency among Inner-City African American Youth with Asthma in Washington, DC

Objective The goal of this study was to examine the prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency among urban African-American (AA) youth with asthma compared with control subjects without asthma. Study design A cross-sectional case-control study was conducted at an urban pediatric medical ce...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of pediatrics 2010-06, Vol.156 (6), p.948-952
Hauptverfasser:	Freishtat, Robert J., MD, MPH, Iqbal, Sabah F., MD, Pillai, Dinesh K., MD, Klein, Catherine J., PhD, RD, Ryan, Leticia M., MD, Benton, Angela S., BAS, Teach, Stephen J., MD, MPH
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult African Americans - statistics & numerical data Asthma - epidemiology Biological and medical sciences Case-Control Studies Child Cross-Sectional Studies District of Columbia - epidemiology Epidemiology Female General aspects Humans Male Medical sciences Miscellaneous Pediatrics Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Seasons Urban Population Vitamin D Deficiency - epidemiology Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Objective The goal of this study was to examine the prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency among urban African-American (AA) youth with asthma compared with control subjects without asthma. Study design A cross-sectional case-control study was conducted at an urban pediatric medical center. Total 25-hydroxyvitamin D insufficiency (
ISSN:	0022-3476 1097-6833
DOI:	10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.12.033