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Prevalence of classic signs and symptoms of rickets and vitamin D deficiency in Mongolian children and women.
Plain-language guide to PMID 23123493 (2013): randomized controlled trial of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc in 706 children.
Key Facts
- PMID
- 23123493
- Journal
- The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology
- Year
- 2013
- Study type
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Authors
- Uush T
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2012.10.014
What This Study Did, in Plain Language
What Was Tested
The paper reports a study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc, published as a randomized controlled trial.
In order to assess the current nutrition status of Mongolian population, including rickets and vitamin D deficiency of children and women, the Fourth National Nutrition Cross-Sectional Survey was conducted in 21 aimags (provinces) of 4 economic regions of the country and capital city Ulaanbaatar in 2010.
Interviews were used to assess vitamin D supplement use.
Why It Was Studied
Children of age under five years, and non-pregnant women of reproductive age were used as subjects for assessing rickets and vitamin D deficiency.
A total of 400 households were randomly selected from each of 4 economic regions and Ulaanbaatar city.
Who Took Part
The study group was 706 children.
The age groups tagged for this paper are infants and young children, both men and women.
The serum level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D was measured in 524 children aged 6-59 months and in 867 women of reproductive age.
How the Study Was Run
In design terms this was a randomized study.
Random assignment meant chance, not the researchers, decided who got Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc and who got the comparison, which limits bias.
What Was Measured
Children of age under five years, and non-pregnant women of reproductive age were used as subjects for assessing rickets and vitamin D deficiency.
The subject headings attached to it are Cross-Sectional Studies, Dietary Supplements, Mongolia, Nutrition Surveys, Nutritional Status, Prevalence and Rickets.
What This Means in Plain Language
The paper is a randomized study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc in 706 children.
With several hundred people or more, it is a fairly large study for this kind of research.
The publication is from 2013 (The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology), a journal based in England.
More context: the Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc compound page, all human trials.
Our Notes on the Compound
Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc: Magnesium is described as required for AMPK to function.
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Source: PubMed record. This explanation is written by PeptideWhiz from the public record. For research and education only. Not medical advice; no dosing information is given.