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dc.contributor.authorHaugen, Johanneen_US
dc.contributor.authorUlak, Manjesworien_US
dc.contributor.authorChandyo, Ram Krishnaen_US
dc.contributor.authorHenjum, Sigrunen_US
dc.contributor.authorThorne-Lyman, Andrewen_US
dc.contributor.authorUeland, Per Magneen_US
dc.contributor.authorMidtun, Øivinden_US
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Prakash Sunderen_US
dc.contributor.authorStrand, Tor Aen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-28T11:05:01Z
dc.date.available2017-04-28T11:05:01Z
dc.date.issued2016-12-21
dc.PublishedHaugen J, Ulak M, Chandyo RK, Henjum S, Thorne-Lyman, Ueland PM, Midtun, Shrestha PS, Strand TA. Low Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency among Nepalese Infants Despite High Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency among Their Mothers. Nutrients. 2016;8(12):825eng
dc.identifier.issn2072-6643
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/15748
dc.description.abstractBackground: Describing vitamin D status and its predictors in various populations is important in order to target public health measures. Objectives: To describe the status and predictors of vitamin D status in healthy Nepalese mothers and infants. Methods: 500 randomly selected Nepalese mother and infant pairs were included in a cross-sectional study. Plasma 25(OH)D concentrations were measured by LC-MS/MS and multiple linear regression analyses were used to identify predictors of vitamin D status. Results: Among the infants, the prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency (25(OH)D <50 nmol/L) and deficiency (<30 nmol/L) were 3.6% and 0.6%, respectively, in contrast to 59.8% and 14.0% among their mothers. Infant 25(OH)D concentrations were negatively associated with infant age and positively associated with maternal vitamin D status and body mass index (BMI), explaining 22% of the variability in 25(OH)D concentration. Global solar radiation, maternal age and BMI predicted maternal 25(OH)D concentration, explaining 9.7% of its variability. Conclusion: Age and maternal vitamin D status are the main predictors of vitamin D status in infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal, who have adequate vitamin D status despite poor vitamin D status in their mothers.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherMDPIeng
dc.rightsAttribution CC BYeng
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/eng
dc.subject25(OH)Deng
dc.subjectvitamin D statuseng
dc.subjectseasoneng
dc.subjectlactating motherseng
dc.subjectinfantseng
dc.subjectNepaleng
dc.titleLow Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency among Nepalese Infants Despite High Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency among Their Mothersen_US
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.date.updated2017-01-18T13:46:23Z
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2016 The Author(s)
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/nu8120825
dc.identifier.cristin1430582
dc.source.journalNutrients


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