Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its association with metabolic derangements among children with obesity

• Main Authors: S. G. S. Adikaram (Author), D. B. D. L. Samaranayake (Author), N. Atapattu (Author), K. M. D. L. D. Kendaragama (Author), J. T. N. Senevirathne (Author), V. Pujitha Wickramasinghe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background It is known that obesity is associated with vitamin D deficiency and observational studies have shown vitamin D deficiency to be linked with the development of type 2 diabetes. There are no comprehensive data regarding vitamin D deficiency in children with obesity in Sri Lanka an...