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18844843

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10 Suppl 2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-10
pubmed:abstractText
The prevalence of clinical vitamin D deficiency (rickets and osteomalacia) is high in many parts of the world, and there is a resurgence of rickets among children of ethnic minority groups in Europe and Australasia. Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration (25OHD) is a useful risk marker of clinical vitamin D deficiency. This review summarizes the factors that contribute to differences in 25OHD among populations and provides an overview of the prevalence of low vitamin D status worldwide. It discusses the controversies that surround the interpretation of 25OHD, other proposed indices of vitamin D adequacy and dietary reference values for vitamin D, and describes the emerging evidence that a very low calcium intake may contribute to the etiology of rickets in Africa and Asia. There is an urgent need for action to address the global burden of rickets and osteomalacia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1753-4887
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
66
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S153-64
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Vitamin D deficiency: a global perspective.
pubmed:affiliation
The Medical Research Council Human Nutrition Research, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge, United Kingdom and Medical Research Council Keneba, Keneba, The Gambia. ann.prentice@mrc-hnr.cam.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review