Open AccessEarly-Life Factors Are Associated with Vitamin D Status in Early and Mid-Childhood and May Differ between White and Black Children
Author(s) -
Karen M Switkowski,
Carlos A. Camargo,
Sheryl L. RifasShiman,
Hannah Fuller,
Emily Oken
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.1093/jn/nxaa456
Subject(s) - white (mutation) , early childhood , vitamin d and neurology , medicine , developmental psychology , pediatrics , gerontology , psychology , demography , environmental health , endocrinology , biology , biochemistry , gene , sociology
Suboptimal vitamin D (VitD) status has been associated with poor bone health and other adverse health outcomes and is common among children. Various early-life factors are associated with child VitD, yet few studies have examined multiple factors simultaneously in a single study population.
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