(2015-01) Naik, K Devaraj; Preetha, Remesh; Ramachandran, A M; Nath, Divia
We estimated cord blood 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels of 50 term
healthy neonates born in a tertiary care center of Kozhikode,
Kerala, India. Vitamin D levels were normally distributed with a
mean (SD) value of 11.36 (4.75) ng/mL and median (range)
values of 10.85 (3.9-24.9) ng/mL. Majority of babies had values
between 5 to 15 ng/mL. This study shows that even in tropical
climates most of our neonates are born with deficient vitamin D
levels.