Open AccessVitamin D and iron deficiencies among Saudi children and adolescents: A persistent problem in the 21st century
Author(s) -
Abdulrahman AlHussaini,
Zahir H. Alshehry,
Abdulwahid Al-Dehaimi,
Muhammed Salman Bashir
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/sjg.sjg_298_21
Subject(s) - micronutrient , medicine , micronutrient deficiency , malnutrition , body mass index , pediatrics , vitamin d and neurology , ferritin , vitamin , iron deficiency , population , zinc deficiency (plant disorder) , cross sectional study , environmental health , anemia , pathology
Although several studies have reported on the prevalence of micronutrients in Saudi Arabia, most frequently vitamin D and iron, they are either old or hospital- or primary health care center-based. The objectives of our study were to provide more updated data on the prevalence rate of micronutrients deficiency among the Saudi general pediatric population and to determine if there is an association between micronutrients deficiency and undernutrition.