High Prevalence of Hypovitaminosis D in Adolescents Attending a Reference Centre for the Treatment of Obesity in Switzerland.

Pollyanna Patriota Sylvie BorlozInge RuizThérèse BouthorsSerge Rezzi Pedro-Manuel Marques-VidalMichael Hauschild

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

almost 9 out of 10 adolescents with obesity in our cohort presented with hypovitaminosis D. Hypovitaminosis D does not seem to be associated with a higher cardiovascular risk profile in this group.

Keyphrases

young adults
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
physical activity
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
adipose tissue
body mass index
tertiary care
combination therapy
replacement therapy