Vitamin d deficiency in syrian and iraqi immigrant children Surıye ve irakli göçmen çocuklarda d vıtamını eksıklığı
Guncel Pediatri, cilt.18, sa.1, ss.104-113, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2020
- Dergi Adı: Guncel Pediatri
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.104-113
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Immigrant children, Vitamin d, Vitamin d deficiency
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
INTRODUCTION: Recent studies have suggested that vitamin D deficiency in immigrant children is widespread.The aim of this study was to establish the correlation between vitamin D levels, age, gender, diagnosis, and nationality of Syrian and Iraqi immigrant children with vitamin D deficiency. MATERIALS and METHODS: Syrian and Iraqi immigrant children whose blood 25(OH)D levels were checked in hospitals in the province of Ankara in Turkey between the dates of 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2018. Vitamin levels of 25(OH)D were classified as <12 ng/mL deficiency, 12-20 ng/mL insufficiency, >20 ng/mL normal. RESULTS: A total of 171 immigrant children with a mean age of 10.1±5.3 years were included in the study. Of these children, while 25.7% were observed to have normal (>20 ng/mL) 25(OH)D blood level, 31.2% were established to have mild deficiency (12-20ng/mL), and 40.9% were found to have vitamin D deficiency requiring treatment (<12ng/mL). When compared the vitamin D levels of children according to their gender, age groups, and nationalities, girls (p=0.003) and children at the age of 10 and above (p≤0.001) were observed to have lower 25(OH)D vitamin levels. CONCLUSIONS: The high frequency of vitamin D deficiency in immigrant children (especially girls older than 10 years) indicates a need for supplementation and nutritional support.