Vitamin D Deficiency and Association With Body Mass Index and Lipid Levels in Hispanic American Adolescents

• Main Authors: Mohan Kumaratne MD, FAAP (Author), Gayle Early PhD, FNP-BC (Author), Jasmine Cisneros BS (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In this retrospective study, vitamin D deficiency was examined with body mass index (BMI) and lipid levels in a sample of Hispanic American adolescents. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among 234 subjects aged 13 to 19 years was 27.8%. Vitamin D deficiency was significantly associated with a B...