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	Vitamin D Status of Children Attending the Well Child Clinic of a Private Hospital in Yangon&#13;
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</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Win</surname><given-names>Phyu Phyu</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Aung</surname><given-names>Myat Moe Thwe</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Aung</surname><given-names>Thuza</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>30</day><month>10</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>0)</volume><issue/><fpage>10</fpage><lpage>15</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>&#13;
	Introduction: Vitamin D is essential for the healthy development and maintenance of bones, particularly in childhood and adolescence. We aimed to figure out the vitamin D concentrations among children who were 4 to 15 years and came to health check-up clinics of a private hospital in Yangon.&#13;
	Methods: This is a retrospective record review study over 1 year which included a total of 99 well children aged 4 to15 years. We collected demographic and clinical details as well as blood samples including (25 (OH) D and alkaline phosphatase. For statistical analysis, we applied IBM SPSS 25.0.&#13;
	Results: Among 99 participants, 43 (43.4%) were found to have vitamin D deficiency. The average serum 25 (OH) D level among all subjects was 21.77±7.03 ng/mL, while those with deficiency had an average level of 15.53±3.32 ng/mL. Notably, a higher percentage of obese children, 10 out of 16 (62.5%) were affected with vitamin D deficiency. There was a statistically significant age difference between the vitamin D deficient group (mean age 10.07±3.16 years) and their sufficient counterparts (mean age 7.70±2.71 years).&#13;
	Conclusions: A significant incidence of vitamin D deficiency was detected among healthy children. It appears to escalate with age, implying an inverse relationship between age and vitamin D levels. The association between low serum 25 (OH) D and obesity in children underscores the significance of dietary pattern, lifestyle modification, and sunlight exposure in attaining optimal vitamin D levels. These measures may lessen the risk of multiple disease states related to low vitamin D.&#13;
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</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Hypovitaminosis D</kwd><kwd> Seasonal vitamin D status</kwd><kwd> 25 (OH) D levels</kwd><kwd> Children and adolescents</kwd><kwd> Alkaline phosphatase</kwd><kwd> Obese children</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
