Cord Blood Vitamin D Levels of Term Neonates.
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2015-01
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Abstract
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.
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25 hydroxy vitamin D, neonate, rickets
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Naik K Devaraj, Preetha Remesh, Ramachandran A M, Nath Divia. Cord Blood Vitamin D Levels of Term Neonates. Indian Pediatrics. 2015 Jan; 52(1): 75-76.