Translational Medicine
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-1025
ISSN: 2161-1025
Department of Applied Artificial Intelligence, Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences, Mulheim, Germany
Research Article
Seasonal, Age- and Sex-dependent Variations in Serum Vitamin D Concentrations in Children and Adolescents and their Relevance for Future Health
Author(s): Jurgen Hower* and Anne Stockem Novo
The associations among sunshine exposure, D supplementation and serum vitamin D concentrations are well known. Guidelines for dietary intake and serum concentrations are in- tended to limit the population risk of vitamin D deficiency. Present recommendations have been widely unsuccessful in achieving vitamin D sufficiency in childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Specific age-dependent seasonal D distribution curves do not exist, but they would allow an evidence-based estimate of vitamin D requirements for boys and girls in different stages of development. In a secondary analysis of the first wave (May 2003-May 2006) of the nationwide representative German KiGGS Study (Study on the health of children and adolescents in Germany), we reanalysed data from 10,015 participants to investigate the seasonal variations in serum vitamin D concentrations for children and adolescents within two-ye.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2161-1025.25.15.340