Poor vitamin D status increases the risk of anemia in school children: National Food and Nutrition Surveillance.

Journal: Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)

PMID: 29429539

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) concentrations and the risk of anemia in a large cohort of children with consideration for the effects of sex, body mass index (BMI), serum intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) concentrations, and iron level status.

Authors

Bahareh Nikooyeh

Laboratory of Nutrition Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute and Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Tirang R Neyestani

Laboratory of Nutrition Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute and Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: tneyestani@sbmu.ac.ir.

Keywords

Anemia Anthropometry Body Mass Index Child Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Iron Male Nutritional Status Parathyroid Hormone Population Surveillance Risk Factors Sex Factors Students Vitamin D Vitamin D Deficiency

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Poor vitamin D status increases the risk of anemia in school children: National Food and Nutrition Surveillance.

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