Prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency in young African children.
Reagan M MogireAlireza MorovatJohn Muthii MuriukiAlexander J MentzerEmily L WebbWandia KimitaFrancis M NdunguAlex W MachariaClare L CutlandSodiomon B SirimaAmidou DiarraAlfred B TionoSwaib A LuleShabir A MadhiManjinder S SandhuAndrew M PrenticePhilip BejonJohn M PettiforAlison M ElliottAdebowale AdeyemoThomas N WilliamsSarah H AtkinsonPublished in: BMC medicine (2021)
Approximately 0.6% and 7.8% of young African children were vitamin D deficient as defined by 25(OH)D levels < 30 nmol/L and < 50 nmol/L, respectively. Latitude, age, season, and prevalence of inflammation and malaria should be considered in strategies to assess and manage vitamin D deficiency in young children living in Africa.