Vitamin D deficiency in children exponentially increased in recent years, study finds
02/2017
Vitamin D deficiency has been on the rise in children over the past several years, according to a new study published last week in Pediatrics.
The study shows that the spike in cases of vitamin D deficiency in children between zero and 17 years of age has increased exponentially between 2000 and 2014.
The research was led by Emre Basatemur from the Population, Policy and Practice Programme at the University College London Institute of Child Health, who conceptualized and designed the study. Basatemur and his colleagues sought to fill a gap in medical research on the trends of vitamin D testing and diagnosis in clinical practice.
“There has been a marked increase in diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency in children over the past decade,” the authors said. “Future research should explore the drivers for this change in diagnostic behavior and the reasons prompting investigation of vitamin D status in clinical practice.”
In a study of 711,788 children, the researchers found that cases of vitamin D deficiency had surged from 3.14 cases per 100,000 in the year 2000 to 261 cases in 2014. The data showed that children of non-white ethnicity, low socioeconomic status, and at least 10 years old were more frequently diagnosed with a deficiency.
“Future research should explore the drivers for this change in diagnostic behavior and the reasons prompting investigation of vitamin D status in clinical practice,” the authors said.
https://lifesciencedaily.com/stories/20235-vitamin-d-deficiency-children-exponentially-increased-recent-years-study-finds/
Vitamin D deficiency has been on the rise in children over the past several years, according to a new study published last week in Pediatrics.
The study shows that the spike in cases of vitamin D deficiency in children between zero and 17 years of age has increased exponentially between 2000 and 2014.
The research was led by Emre Basatemur from the Population, Policy and Practice Programme at the University College London Institute of Child Health, who conceptualized and designed the study. Basatemur and his colleagues sought to fill a gap in medical research on the trends of vitamin D testing and diagnosis in clinical practice.
“There has been a marked increase in diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency in children over the past decade,” the authors said. “Future research should explore the drivers for this change in diagnostic behavior and the reasons prompting investigation of vitamin D status in clinical practice.”
In a study of 711,788 children, the researchers found that cases of vitamin D deficiency had surged from 3.14 cases per 100,000 in the year 2000 to 261 cases in 2014. The data showed that children of non-white ethnicity, low socioeconomic status, and at least 10 years old were more frequently diagnosed with a deficiency.
“Future research should explore the drivers for this change in diagnostic behavior and the reasons prompting investigation of vitamin D status in clinical practice,” the authors said.
https://lifesciencedaily.com/stories/20235-vitamin-d-deficiency-children-exponentially-increased-recent-years-study-finds/
