Maternal vitamin-D deficiency in Pakistan
Document Type
Article
Department
Paediatrics and Child Health
Abstract
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: This study was performed to assess the vitamin D status of healthy Pakistani nursing mothers and their breastfed infants.Methods: Seventy-one nursing mothers and their breastfed infants belonging to upper and lower socio-economic class were examined 6 weeks to 11 months after delivery. Serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH)D], serum calcium, phosphorus and alkaline phosphatase were measured.Results: The mean serum 25(OH)D in mothers was 36.7+/-32.4 nmol/L and 41.25+/-35.4 nmol/ L in infants. Thirty-four (48%) mothers and 37 (52%) infants had levels less than 25 nmol/ L. Significantly higher levels were found in uneducated mothers (p=0.01), mothers of lower socio-economic class (p<0.001) and in those living in mud houses (p<0.001). A significant correlation was found between serum 25(OH)D levels of infants under three months of age and their mothers (p<0.01).CONCLUSIONS: High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was found in nursing mothers and their infants predominantly in the upper socioeconomic class.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Recommended Citation
Atiq, M.,
Suria, A.,
Nizami, S. Q.,
Ahmed, I.
(1998). Maternal vitamin-D deficiency in Pakistan. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 77(10), 970-973.
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