Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in a North London antenatal population

M  Parisaei; A Govind; J  Clements; P  Arora; Harsha P Lashkari; P  Kapila

doi:10.1258/om.2011.110049

Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in a North London antenatal population

M Parisaei , A Govind, J Clements, P Arora, Harsha P Lashkari, P Kapila

Department of Paediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore

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Abstract

Objective: We evaluated the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the antenatal patients attending North Middlesex University
Hospital between March 2008 and March 2009.
Study design: A prospective study of maternal levels of vitamin D at booking.
Results: The prevalence of both deficient and insufficient levels of 25[OH]D was 87.6% across all included patients.
Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of asymptomatic vitamin D deficiency in the antenatal booking population

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	113-116
Number of pages	4
Journal	Obstetric Medicine
Volume	4
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1258/om.2011.110049
Publication status	Published - 23-09-2011

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