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Low Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency among Nepalese Infants Despite High Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency among Their Mothers.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND: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.

journal_name

Nutrients

journal_title

Nutrients

authors

Haugen J,Ulak M,Chandyo RK,Henjum S,Thorne-Lyman AL,Ueland PM,Midtun Ø,Shrestha PS,Strand TA

doi

10.3390/nu8120825

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-12-21 00:00:00

issue

12

issn

2072-6643

pii

nu8120825

journal_volume

8

pub_type

杂志文章

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