Vitamin D deficiency in Korean children: prevalence, risk factors, and the relationship with parathyroid hormone levels

• Main Authors: In Hyuk Chung (Author), Hae Jung Kim (Author), Sochung Chung (Author), Eun-Gyong Yoo (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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PurposeThis study was performed to investigate the relationship between serum vitamin D and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels as well as to describe the prevalence and the risk factors of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in Korean children.MethodsParticipants were 1,212 children aged 4 to 15 years, who vis...