Vol. 13 (12) pp. 1779-1785 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/22579

VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN CHILDREN PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN A PEDIATRIC OUTPATIENT CLINIC

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  • Paediatric endocrinology consultant, King Saud National Guard Hospital, KSAU-HS, Jeddah, KSA.
  • Pediatric Senior Registrar, Saudi Board, pediatric demonstrator, KAUH.
  • General Pediatrics Assistant Registrar, Farwaniya Hospital, Al Farwaniya , Kuwait.
  • Obstetric and Gynaecology, KFSHRC, KSA.
  • MBBS, Medical Doctor, Alaziziyah children hospital , Jeddah, KSA.
  • MBBS, Medical Doctor, Jahra Hospital, Jahra, Kuwait.
  • Laboratory specialist, King Abdullah Hosbital,Jeedah, KSA.
  • MBBS, post Graduated, Medical Doctor, Najran university , Najran , KSA .
  • MBBS, post Graduated, Medical Doctor, ISNC, Jeddah, KSA.
  • MBBS, Medical intern, ISNC, Jeddah ,KSA.
  • MBBS, Medical intern, Suliman Alrajhi University, Al Qassim, KSA.
  • MBBS, Medical intern , University of Jeddah , Jeddah , KSA.
  • MBBS, Medical intern, ISNC, Jeddah ,KSA.
  • Nursing specialist, Maternity and childrens Hospital, Hail, KSA.
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Abstract

Background: The deficiency of Vitamin D can be stated as low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations, is the direct antecedent to Nutritional Rickets in children, which is preventable bone ailment. Vitamin D further functions at a significant immunomodulatory and alters cellular differentiation and innate immune response and is part of the explanation about the association between vitamin D deficiencies, increased and incidental infections,and increased risk for autoimmunity. This present study will evaluate the scenario in case of pediatric OPD in all the available prospect in Saudi Arabia.

Study Objectives: The primary objective of this review study is to review and review the present literature on vitamin D deficiency in children attending pediatric outpatient clinics in Saudi Arabia and to investigate and classify the sociodemographic, environmental, dietary, and clinical determinants associated with vitamin D deficiency in children.

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Najya Abdullah Attia, Essam Ahmad Baamer, Abdullah Mohammed Alenezi, Hoda Jehad Abousada, Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Alqahtani, Abdulrahman Majed Alshammari, Khaled Baddai Alrasheedi, Suzan Mohammed Sindi, Fawaz Yahya Musawi, Emad Zeyad Abujamea, Abdullah Jameel Alata, Abdulwahab Abdulaziz Alruqayi, Renad Mohammed Alsharif, Bashair Sulaiman Aljabri and Manal Suwailem Alshammari (2025); VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN CHILDREN PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN A PEDIATRIC OUTPATIENT CLINIC, Int. J. of Adv. Res., 13 (12), 1779-1785, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/22579

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Najya Abdullah Attia

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