Association of vitamin D status with socio-demographic characteristics among a sample of prepubescent Egyptian girls
Other Title(s)
دراسة ارتباط معدل فيتامين (د) بالخصائص الاجتماعية و الديموغرافية لدى عينة من الفتيات المصريات في مرحلة البلوغ
Joint Authors
Hassan, Nayyirah E.
Abd al-Rashid, Inas
Farid, Maysa N.
Salah El-Din, Ebtissam M.
Abbud, Hibah T.
al-Jabali, Huwayda Husni
Source
Issue
Vol. 24, Issue 93 (31 Dec. 2021), pp.9-13, 5 p.
Publisher
Ain Shams University Faculty of Graduate Studies for Childhood
Publication Date
2021-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background: In addition to its crucial role in maintaining bone and calcium homeostasis, vitamin D is both a vitamin and a steroid hormone that plays vital extra- skeletal functions.
Nowadays vitamin (D) became an imperative issue due to its relation to COVID- 19 virus.
Objective: To define the effect of some socio- demographic characteristics on Vitamin D status among a sample of prepubescent girls.
Methodology: Ninety prepubertal girls (6- 10) years recruited from the clinic of Management of visceral obesity and growth disturbance in the Medical Research Centre of Excellence (MRCE) in the National Research Centre (NRC) during the period from March to May/2019.
A questionnaire was taken to obtain informations about age, residence, family size, child order, paternal education and sports practice as well as infantile history (fetal age, birth weight and age of weaning).
Thorough clinical examination to exclude chronic diseases was done.
Serum samples were collected for 25- hydroxy vitamin D (25- OHD) assessment; participants were then subdivided according to vitamin D level into normal vitamin D and vitamin D deficient groups.
Results: The mean age was (9.24± 1.09 and 9.09± 1.33) with vitamin D mean levels (56.53± 21.07 and 17.20± 5.19) in normal vitamin D and vitamin D deficient groups respectively with high significant differences (p 0.000).
As regards number of siblings, there was a significant statistical difference as girls having more than 3 siblings have higher percentages of vitamin D deficiency (28.3%) in comparison to (8.1%) with normal vitamin D level (p 0.028).
Also, vitamin D deficiency is more in girls of 4th child order but with no significant statistical differences.
As regards sports practice, both groups have significant lower percentages of practicing sports (13.5% and 34% respectively) in normal and vitamin D deficient groups respectively (p 0.029).
Conclusion: Increasing family size and child order inversely proportionate to vitamin D status in prepubescent girls.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abbud, Hibah T.& al-Jabali, Huwayda Husni& Farid, Maysa N.& Hassan, Nayyirah E.& Salah El-Din, Ebtissam M.& Abd al-Rashid, Inas. 2021. Association of vitamin D status with socio-demographic characteristics among a sample of prepubescent Egyptian girls. Journal of Childhood Studies،Vol. 24, no. 93, pp.9-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abbud, Hibah T.…[et al.]. Association of vitamin D status with socio-demographic characteristics among a sample of prepubescent Egyptian girls. Journal of Childhood Studies Vol. 24, no. 93 (Oct. / Dec. 2021), pp.9-13.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Abbud, Hibah T.& al-Jabali, Huwayda Husni& Farid, Maysa N.& Hassan, Nayyirah E.& Salah El-Din, Ebtissam M.& Abd al-Rashid, Inas. Association of vitamin D status with socio-demographic characteristics among a sample of prepubescent Egyptian girls. Journal of Childhood Studies. 2021. Vol. 24, no. 93, pp.9-13.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 1-2-13
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BIM-1365049