Vitamin D Deficiency in Pediatric Fracture Patients: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Vitamin D Supplementation | Zendy

Erwin A. Gorter | Zendy; Wilma Oostdijk | Zendy; Abraham Felius | Zendy; Pieta Krijnen | Zendy; Inger B. Schipper | Zendy

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Vitamin D Deficiency in Pediatric Fracture Patients: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Vitamin D Supplementation

Author(s) -

Erwin A. Gorter,

Wilma Oostdijk,

Abraham Felius,

Pieta Krijnen,

Inger B. Schipper

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.566

H-Index - 35

eISSN - 1308-5735

pISSN - 1308-5727

DOI - 10.4274/jcrpe.3474

Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d deficiency , vitamin d and neurology , pediatrics , vitamin , outpatient clinic , population , logistic regression , environmental health

Although vitamin D levels are not routinely monitored in pediatric fracture patients, identification of children with a vitamin D deficiency may be clinically relevant because of the potential role of vitamin D in fracture healing. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in a pediatric fracture population and to identify risk factors for deficiency.

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