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High Prevalence of Insufficient Vitamin D Intake and Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D in Chinese School-Age Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Plain-language guide to PMID 29949856 (2018): observational study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc in 563 children.
Key Facts
- PMID
- 29949856
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Year
- 2018
- Study type
- Observational Study
- Authors
- Liu Y et al. (8 authors)
- DOI
- 10.3390/nu10070822
What This Study Did, in Plain Language
What Was Tested
The paper reports a study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc, published as an observational study.
The aims of this study were to investigate the vitamin D intake and serum 25-(OH)D concentration of children aged 7 to 12 years in China, and to measure the associations between vitamin D status and children's growth and development parameters.
Why It Was Studied
Despite the importance of vitamin D in early stages of life, data are lacking on the levels of vitamin D intake and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-(OH)D) among Chinese school-age children.
The researchers obtained data on vitamin D intake, serum 25-(OH)D concentration, and anthropometric measurements from a cross-sectional study on school-aged children in China.
Who Took Part
The study group was 563 children.
By PubMed's age tags, the people studied were children, both men and women.
A total of 563 children (9.5 ± 1.6 years) from six areas of China were included.
What Was Measured
Despite the importance of vitamin D in early stages of life, data are lacking on the levels of vitamin D intake and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-(OH)D) among Chinese school-age children.
The researchers obtained data on vitamin D intake, serum 25-(OH)D concentration, and anthropometric measurements from a cross-sectional study on school-aged children in China.
The subject headings attached to it are Age Factors, Biomarkers, Body Mass Index, Chi-Square Distribution, Child Development, China and Cross-Sectional Studies.
Author keywords: 25-hydroxyvitamin D, children, growth and development and vitamin D intake.
What This Means in Plain Language
This is an observational study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc in 563 children.
With several hundred people or more, it is a fairly large study for this kind of research.
The publication is from 2018 (Nutrients), a journal based in Switzerland.
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.