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Article In Journal |
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Vitamin D Status in Term Newborn at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia مستوى فيتامين " د " في الأطفال كاملي النمو من مواليد جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز ، جدة - المملكة العربية السعودية |
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Original Articles |
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Document Language |
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English |
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Abstract |
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Vitamin D is required for normal bone growth and
mineralization. The aim was to determine the prevalence of
hypovitaminosis D in full term newborns. Serum calcium, inorganic
phosphorus, 25 (OH) vitamins D (25OHD), alkaline phosphatase,
parathyroid hormone levels were studied in 41 cord blood of full term
newborns. According to 25OHD levels in cord blood, the newborns
were divided into three groups: Group I [25OHD <25 nmol/L, n=2],
Group II [25OHD (25-50 nmol/L) n=9] and Group III [25OHD > 50
nmol/L, n=30]. There was no significant difference in the
demographic characteristics between the three groups. 25OHD level
declined significantly in Group I compared to Groups II and III with
(p<0.01, p<0.000) and in Group II compared to Group III (p<0.000).
Meanwhile, calcium in Group II declined considerably compared to
Group III with (p<0.05). In all newborn, there was a significant
positive correlation between creatinine and albumin (r=0.359, p<0.05)
and inorganic phosphorus (r=0.324, p<0.05) and negative correlation
between calcium and parathyroid hormone (r=-0.396, p<0.01). We
observed high prevalence of physiologically significant
hypovitaminosis D among full tern newborns, the magnitude of which
warrants further research. |
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ISSN |
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1319-1004 |
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Journal Name |
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Medical Science Journal |
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Volume |
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14 |
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Issue Number |
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2 |
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Publishing Year |
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1428 AH
2007 AD |
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Number Of Pages |
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10 |
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Article Type |
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Article |
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Sunday, October 11, 2009 |
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Researchers
| نادية محمد فدا | Nadia M. Fida | Researcher | | |
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