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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Vitamin D deficiency among healthy adolescents in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
BMC Public Health, Volume 13, No. 1, Article 33, Year 2013
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Background: Although vitamin D deficiency has been studied in various adult populations, there are few data on the prevalence of this nutritional deficiency among healthy adolescents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and to examine its correlates in adolescents aged 15 to 18 years. Methods. This was a cross-sectional study in urban schools. Healthy adolescents (N=315) from a sample of 8 schools were randomly selected from the 142 schools in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Emirate. Outcomes measured included serum concentrations of 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25OHD), plasma lipids, blood sugar, blood pressure and anthropometric data, nutrition and lifestyle variables. Results: Fourty-one participants (19.7%) were vitamin D deficient (serum 25OHD level ≤15 ng/mL [≤37.5 nmol/L]. Using a cutoff level of 25(OH) D of ≤20 ng/ml [≤50 nmol/l] 143 participants (45.4%) were vitamin D insufficient. Overall 65.1% of study participants were either vitamin D deficient or insufficient. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency varied between boys (10%) and girls (28%). In a final multivariate model, serum 25(OH) D concentrations were inversely correlated with female gender, consumption of fast food per week, and body mass index and positively correlated with physical activity scores after adjustment for age. Conclusions: Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency were highly prevalent in adolescents, and more common in girls. © 2013 Muhairi et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Muhairi, Shamma Jauaan Al
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University
Mehairi, Aaesha E.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University
Khouri, Aysha A.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University
Naqbi, Muna M.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University
Al-Maskari, F. A.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University
Al-Kaabi, Juma M.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Aldhaheri, Aysha
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University
Nagelkerke, Nico J.D.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University
Shah, Syed Mahboob Ali
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University
Statistics
Citations: 99
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1471-2458-13-33
e-ISSN:
14712458
Research Areas
Food Security
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Male
Female