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BMC Res Notes ; 11(1): 801, 2018 Nov 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30409229

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OBJECTIVE: Vitamin D deficiency is a public health problem that occurs more frequently than expected. The aim of this study is to evaluate the vitamin D levels of children attending the paediatrics unit of the Bertamiráns primary care centre (A Coruña NW Spain). This is an observational study carried out during 1 year on a random sample of the pediatric population aged between 5 and 15 years. The levels of vitamin D (25(OH)D) were determined by immunoassay (ADVIA Centaur Vitamin D®). The results were classified as sufficient (> 20 ng/ml), insufficient (10-20 ng/ml) and deficient (< 10 ng/ml). RESULTS: 153 analyses of vitamin D were carried out (58.2% in girls and 41.8% in boys), distributed in two age groups: 5-10 (62) and 10-15 (91). 66% of the total of the sample presented some degree of vitamin D deficit (60.1% insufficient (92) and 5.9% (11) deficient). In Galicia, there is a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency in the healthy population, which increases if the patients present some kind of chronic pathology, thus leading to a public health problem. It is advisable to increase the consumption of fortified foods and/or to reconsider the administration of vitamin supplements.


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Adolescent Health Services/statistics & numerical data , Child Health Services/statistics & numerical data , Primary Health Care/statistics & numerical data , Public Health/statistics & numerical data , Vitamin D Deficiency/blood , Vitamin D/blood , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Spain/epidemiology , Vitamin D Deficiency/epidemiology
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