Vitamin D Status in Children of South Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

摘要

ABSTRACT India is a tropical country and yet there is widespread vitamin D deficiency among our infants and children. Our study was conducted to assess the Vitamin D status and the prevalence of hypovitaminosis in children in and around south Chennai. This cross sectional study was conducted in 45 children from the newborn period to 18 years of age. Under strict aseptic precautions 2 ml of blood was taken from each child and serum levels of 25(OH) D levels were measured by the direct ELISA meth.