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Vitamin D Deficiency

Global vitamin D status and determinants of hypovitaminosis D. Osteoporos Int. 2009 Jun 19.
Unusually severe phenotype of neonatal primary hyperparathyroidism due to a heterozygous inactivating mutation in the CASR gene. Eur J Pediatr. 2009 May;168(5):569–73.
Vitamin D and sun protection: the impact of mixed public health messages in Australia. Int J Cancer. 2009 Apr 15;124(8):1963–70.
Osteomalacia and vitamin D deficiency in the elderly. Clinics. 2009 Apr;64(2):156–8.
Hip fractures in the elderly in Israel—possible impact of preventable conditions. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2009 Mar–Apr;48(2):182–5.
Determinants of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in African-American and Caucasian male veterans. Osteoporos Int. 2009 Mar 12.
Myalgias or non-specific muscle pain in Arab or Indo-Pakistani patients may indicate vitamin D deficiency. Clin Rheumatol. 2009 Mar 10.
Behavioural and physical characteristics associated with vitamin D status in women. Bone. 2009 Mar 2.
Vitamin D-related Genes, Serum Vitamin D Concentrations, and Prostate Cancer Risk. Carcinogenesis. 2009 Mar 2.
Predictors of 25-hydroxyvitamin D status among adults in two British national surveys. Br J Nutr. 2009 Mar;101(5):760–4.
Vitamin D, PTH and calcium levels in pregnant women and their neonates. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2009 Mar;70(3):372–7.
Presence of 25(OH)D deficiency and its effect on vitamin D receptor mRNA expression. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2009 Mar;63(3):446–9.
25-Hydroxyvitamin D3, arterial calcifications and cardiovascular risk markers in haemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2009 Feb;24(2):611–8.
Chemotherapy is linked to severe vitamin D deficiency in patients with colorectal cancer. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2009 Feb;24(2):219–24.
Vitamin D Deficiency in Older Men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jan 27.
Seasonal variance of 25-(OH) vitamin D in the general population of Estonia, a Northern European country. BMC Public Health 2009 Jan 19, 9:22.
Severe Vitamin D-deficiency and the Health of North China Children. Matern Child Health J. 2009 Jan;13(1):144–50.
Ultrasound bone mass in schizophrenic patients on antipsychotic therapy. Hum Psychopharmacol. 2009 Jan;24(1):49–54.
Low serum 25 (OH) vitamin D levels (<32 ng/mL) are associated with reversible myositis-myalgia in statin-treated patients. Transl Res. 2009 Jan;153(1):11–6.
Vitamin D Status and its Relationship to Body Fat, Final Height, and Peak Bone Mass in Young Women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jan;94(1):67–73.
Vitamin D, respiratory infections, and asthma. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2009 Jan;9(1):81–7.
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency rickets in the eastern part of Turkey. Eur J Pediatr. 2009 Jan;168(1):95–100.
Bone Mineral Density and Vitamin D Status in Female and Male Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee or Hip. Eur Surg Res. 2009;42(1):1–10.
Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Is Associated with Markers of the Insulin Resistant Phenotype in Nondiabetic Adults. J Nutr. 2008 Dec 23.
Association Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Primary Cesarean Section. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Dec 23.
Vitamin D: current status and perspectives. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2008 Dec 22.
Type 1 diabetes, the A1 milk hypothesis and vitamin D deficiency. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2008 Dec 17.
Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration and Cognitive Impairment. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2008 Dec 10.
Vitamin d deficiency an important, common, and easily treatable cardiovascular risk factor? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Dec 9;52(24):1949–56.
Vitamin D deficiency is the cause of common obesity. Med Hypotheses. 2008 Dec 1.
Gestational vitamin D deficiency: long-term effects on the brain. Nutr Rev. 2008 Dec;66(12):726–9.
Update on vitamin D and evaluation of vitamin D status. Ann Endocrinol (Paris). 2008 Dec;69(6):501–10. In French.
The contribution of diet and sun exposure to the nutritional status of vitamin D in elderly Spanish women: the five countries study (OPTIFORD Project). Nutr Hosp. 2008 Nov–Dec;23(6):567–76.
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among patients attending a multidisciplinary tertiary pain clinic. N Z Med J. 2008 Nov 28;121(1286):57–62.
Prevalence of Secondary Causes of Bone Loss Among Breast Cancer Patients With Osteopenia and Osteoporosis. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Nov 20;26(33):5380–5.
Is this D vitamin to worry about? Vitamin D insufficiency in an inpatient sample. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2008 Oct;42(10):874–8.
Cod liver oil, vitamin A toxicity, frequent respiratory infections, and the vitamin D deficiency epidemic. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2008 Nov;117(11):864–70. Review.
Association of vitamin D metabolite levels with relapse rate and disability in multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2008 Nov;14(9):1220–1224.
Plasma 25:hydroxyvitamin D levels and risk of incident hypertension among young women. Hypertension. 2008 Nov;52(5):828–32.
Vitamin D and musculoskeletal health. Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol. 2008 Nov;4(11):580–8.
Prevention of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency in Infants, Children, and Adolescents. Pediatrics Vol. 122 No. 5 Nov 2008, pp. 1142–1152.
Daily oral 25-hydroxycholecalciferol supplementation for vitamin D deficiency in haemodialysis patients: effects on mineral metabolism and bone markers. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2008 Nov;23(11):3670–6.
Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of Vitamin D Inadequacy among Patients with Chronic Pain. Pain Med. 2008 Nov;9(8):979–84.
Vitamin D Deficiency among HIV Type 1-Infected Individuals in the Netherlands: Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 2008 Oct. 18. Vol. 4 No. 11.
Adequate level of vitamin D is essential for maintaining good health. Postepy Hig Med Dosw (Online). 2008 Oct 9;62:502–10. In Polish.
Urban tropospheric ozone increases the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among Belgian postmenopausal women with outdoor activities during summer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Oct;93(10):3893–9.
Vitamin D: a rapid review. Urol Nurs. 2008 Oct;28(5):343–9, 384; quiz 350.
Vitamin D and human health: lessons from vitamin D receptor null mice. Endocr Rev. 2008 Oct;29(6):726–76.
Prevalence of vitamin d insufficiency in patients with Parkinson disease and Alzheimer disease. Arch Neurol. 2008 Oct;65(10):1348–52.
Evaluation and correction of low vitamin D status. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2008 Sep;6(3):95–9. Review.
High Risk of Vitamin D Deficiency in Children with Sickle Cell Disease. ADA Journal. Volume 108, Issue 9, Pages 1512–1516 (Sept 2008).
Serum vitamin D and subsequent occurrence of type 2 diabetes. Epidemiology. 2008 Sep;19(5):666–71.
Markers of bone and calcium metabolism following gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Obes Surg. 2008 Sep;18(9):1144–8.
Vitamin D-deficiency and post-fracture changes in lower extremity function and falls in women with hip fractures. Osteoporos Int. 2008 Sep;19(9):1283–90.
Pattern of 25-hydroxy vitamin D response at short (2 month) and long (1 year) interval after 8 weeks of oral supplementation with cholecalciferol in Asian Indians with chronic hypovitaminosis D. Br J Nutr. 2008 Sep;100(3):526–9.
Pediatric vitamin D and calcium nutrition in developing countries. Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2008 Sep;9(3):181–92.
Vitamin D and Sunlight: Strategies for Cancer Prevention and Other Health Benefits. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Sep;3(5):1548–54.
Hypovitaminosis D among rheumatology outpatients in clinical practice. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2008 Sep;47(9):1348–51.
Genetic and environmental determinants of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels in Hispanic and African Americans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Sep;93(9):3381–8.
25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and the risk of mortality in the general population. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Aug 11;168(15):1629–37.
Osteoarthritis. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2008 Aug;22(4):657–75.
Vitamin D across the lifecycle: physiology and biomarkers. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Aug;88(2):500S–506S. Review.
25-Hydroxyvitamin D: functional outcomes in infants and young children. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Aug;88(2):529S–533S. Review.
Vitamin D deficiency in children and its management: review of current knowledge and recommendations. Pediatrics. 2008 Aug;122(2):398–417. Review.
Gestational diabetes mellitus and vitamin D deficiency: genetic contribution of CYP27B1 and CYP2R1 polymorphisms. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2008 Aug;10(8):683–5.
The link between vitamin D deficiency and systemic lupus erythematosus. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2008 Aug;10(4):273–80.
Vitamin D insufficiency in a multiethnic cohort of breast cancer survivors. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Jul;88(1):133–9.
Hypovitaminosis D in chronic kidney disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Jul;3(4):1144–51.
Vitamin D and living in northern latitudes—an endemic risk area for vitamin D deficiency. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2008 Jun;67(2–3):164–78. Review.
Hypovitaminosis D among healthy children in the United States: a review of the current evidence. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Jun;162(6):513–9. Review.
Vitamin D deficiency in systemic lupus erythematosus: prevalence, predictors and clinical consequences. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2008 Jun;47(6):920–3.
Vitamin D deficiency and low bone status in adult female garment factory workers in Bangladesh. Br J Nutr. 2008 Jun;99(6):1322–9.
Osteoporotic fractures: a brain or bone disease? Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2008 Jun;6(2):57–61.
Depression Is Associated With Decreased 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Increased Parathyroid Hormone Levels in Older Adults. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2008 May;65(5):508–512
Long-term outcome after parathyroidectomy in patients with advanced primary hyperparathyroidism and associated vitamin D deficiency. World J Surg. 2008 May;32(5):829–35.
Pakistani immigrant children and adults in Denmark have severely low vitamin D status. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2008 May;62(5):625–34.
Seemingly paradoxical seasonal influences on vitamin D status in nursing-home elderly people from a Mediterranean area. Nutrition. 2008 May;24(5):414—20.
Vitamin D status in postmenopausal women living at higher latitudes in the UK in relation to bone health, overweight, sunlight exposure and dietary vitamin D. Bone. 2008 May;42(5):996–1003.
Is there convincing biological or behavioral evidence linking vitamin D deficiency to brain dysfunction? FASEB J. 2008 Apr;22(4):982–1001. Review.
Sickle cell bone disease: response to vitamin D and calcium. Am J Hematol. 2008 Apr;83(4):271–4.
Vitamin D deficiency: a worldwide problem with health consequences. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Apr;87(4):1080S–6S. Review.
Should we be concerned about the vitamin D status of athletes? Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2008 Apr;18(2):204–24. Review.
Vitamin D insufficiency in southern Arizona. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Mar;87(3):608–13.
Prevalence & potential significance of vitamin D deficiency in Asian Indians. Indian J Med Res. 2008 Mar;127(3):229–38. Review.
Vitamin D status in Andhra Pradesh : a population based study. Indian J Med Res. 2008 Mar;127(3):211–8.
Diffuse musculoskeletal pain is not associated with low vitamin D levels or improved by treatment with vitamin D. J Clin Rheumatol. 2008 Feb;14(1):12–6.
Hypovitaminosis D in obese children and adolescents: relationship with adiposity, insulin sensitivity, ethnicity, and season. Metabolism. 2008 Feb;57(2):183–91.
Vitamin D levels and disease status in Texas patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Am J Med Sci. 2008 Feb;335(2):99–104.
Cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) therapy and vitamin D insufficiency in patients with chronic kidney disease: a randomized controlled pilot study. Endocr Pract. 2008 Jan–Feb;14(1):10–7.
Vitamin D supplementation has minor effects on parathyroid hormone and bone turnover markers in vitamin D-deficient bedridden older patients. Age Ageing. 2008 Jan;37(1):25–31.
Vitamin D deficiency in psychiatric in-patients and treatment with daily supplements of calcium and ergocalciferol. Psychiatric Bulletin (2008) 32: 390–393.
The effect of a combined oral calcium and vitamin D supplement for treating mild to moderate vitamin D deficiency in postmenopausal women. Clin Interv Aging. 2008;3(1):183–6.
Solar UV-radiation, vitamin D and skin cancer surveillance in organ transplant recipients (OTRs). Adv Exp Med Biol. 2008;624:203–14. Review.
Vitamin D deficiency and primary hyperparathyroidism. J Bone Miner Res. 2007 Dec;22 Suppl 2:V100–4. Review.
Vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency in gastrointestinal disorders. J Bone Miner Res. 2007 Dec;22 Suppl 2:V50–4. Review.
Vitamin D insufficiency in children, adolescents, and young adults with cystic fibrosis despite routine oral supplementation. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Dec;86(6):1694–9.
Association of serum vitamin D levels with inflammatory response following hip fracture: the Baltimore Hip Studies. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2007 Dec;62(12):1402–6.
Reactivation of tuberculosis and vitamin D deficiency: the contribution of diet and exposure to sunlight. Thorax. 2007 Nov;62(11):1003–7.
Vitamin D insufficiency—possible etiologic factor of autoimmune diseases. Ugeskr Laeger. 2007 Oct 22;169(43):3655–60. Review in Danish.
Vitamin D and its implications for musculoskeletal health in women: An update. Maturitas. 2007 Oct 20;58(2):117–37. Review.
Vitamin D supplementation and total mortality: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Arch Intern Med. 2007 Sep 10;167(16):1730–7. Review.
Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in obese women: their clinical significance and relationship with anthropometric and body composition variables.J Endocrinol Invest. 2007 Sep;30(8):653–8.
Plasma vitamin D and risk of colorectal cancer: the Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective Study. Br J Cancer. 2007 Aug 6;97(3):446–51.
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in uninsured women. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Aug;22(8):1180–3.
Vitamin D deficiency: Cultural influence and physician responsibility. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Jul 30;57(6):1107–1108.
Vitamin D deficiency. N Engl J Med. 2007 Jul 19;357(3):266–81. Review.
A nested case control study of plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and risk of colorectal cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007 Jul 18;99(14):1120–9.
Prevalence of 25(OH) vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in chronic kidney disease stage 5 patients on hemodialysis. Hemodial Int. 2007 Jul;11(3):315–21.
Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in obese children and adolescents.J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jul;20(7):817–23.
Risk factors for low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in otherwise healthy children and adolescents. Am J Clin Nutr. Vol. 86, No. 1, 150–158, July 2007
Low vitamin D status despite abundant sun exposure. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jun;92(6):2130–5.
Vitamin d and rehabilitation: improving functional outcomes. Nutr Clin Pract. 2007 Jun;22(3):297–304. Review.
Vitamin D status predicts physical performance and its decline in older persons. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jun;92(6):2058–65.
Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and risk of incident hypertension. Hypertension. 2007 May;49(5):1063–9.
Vitamin D levels in people with multiple sclerosis and community controls in Tasmania, Australia. J Neurol. 2007 May;254(5):581–90.
Hiding from the sun—vitamin D deficiency in refugees. Aust Fam Physician. 2007 May;36(5):355–7. Review.
The incidence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in women with hip osteoarthritis scheduled for cementless total joint replacement. Bone. 2007 Apr;40(4):1041–7.
Elevated blood lead concentrations and vitamin D deficiency in winter and summer in young urban children. Environ Health Perspect. 2007 Apr;115(4):630–5.
High prevalence of low dietary calcium, high phytate consumption, and vitamin D deficiency in healthy south Indians. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Apr;85(4):1062–7.
Prevalence and Impact of Vitamin D Insufficiency in Southern Chinese Adults. Ann Nutr Metab. 2007 Mar 15;51 (1):59–64.
Hypovitaminosis D in British adults at age 45 y: nationwide cohort study of dietary and lifestyle predictors. Am J Clin Nutr. Vol. 85, No. 3, 860–868, March 2007.
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency rickets in adolescent school girls in Western region, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J. 2007 Mar;28(3):441–4.
Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in elderly ambulatory outpatients in Denver, Colorado. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2007 Mar;5(1):1–8.
Circulating Vitamin D3 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D in Humans: An Important Tool to Define Adequate Nutritional Vitamin D Status. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 March; 103(3–5): 631–634.
Vitamin D deficiency in residents of academic long-term care facilities despite having been prescribed vitamin D. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2007 Feb;8(2):71–5.
High Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency in Black and White Pregnant Women Residing in the Northern United States and Their Neonates. J Nutr. 2007 Feb;137(2):447–452.
Canadian Aboriginal women have a higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency than non-Aboriginal women despite similar dietary vitamin D intakes. J Nutr. 2007 Feb;137(2):461–5.
25-Hydroxyvitamin D, insulin resistance, and kidney function in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Kidney Int. 2007 Jan;71(2):134–9.
Nutritional vitamin D deficiency presenting as hemichorea. J Child Neurol. 2007 Jan;22(1):74–6.
Low levels of vitamin D and worsening of knee osteoarthritis: results of two longitudinal studies. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Jan;56(1):129–36.
Osteomalacia and secondary hyperparathyroidism after kidney transplantation: Relationship to vitamin D deficiency. Am J Med Sci. 2007 Jan;333(1):58–62.
Impact of ergocalciferol treatment of vitamin D deficiency on serum parathyroid hormone concentrations in chronic kidney disease. Am J Nephrol. 2007;27(1):36–43.
Optimal vitamin D status for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Drugs Aging. 2007;24(12):1017–29. Review.
Vitamin D deficiency (in adults). Main symptoms: bone pain. Praxis (Bern 1994). 2006 Dec 13;95(50):1953–9; quiz 1960. Review in German.
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with low mood and worse cognitive performance in older adults. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2006 Dec;14(12):1032–40.
Vitamin D deficiency: prevention or treatment? Arch Dis Child. 2006 Dec;91(12):1011–4.
Determinants of vitamin D status in older men living in a subtropical climate. Osteoporos Int. 2006 Dec;17(12):1742–8.
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 concentrations and carotid artery intima-media thickness among type 2 diabetic patients. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2006 Nov;65(5):593–597.
Vitamin D status in a rural postmenopausal female population. J Am Coll Nutr. 2006 Oct;25(5):395–402.
Severe vitamin D deficiency in chronic renal failure patients on peritoneal dialysis. Clin Nephrol. 2006 Oct;66(4):247–55.
Renal tubular acidosis type 2 with Fanconi's syndrome, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, and secondary hyperaldosteronism in an adult consequent to vitamin D and calcium deficiency: effect of vitamin D and calcium citrate therapy. Endocr Pract. 2006 Sep–Oct;12(5):559–67.
Epidemic influenza and vitamin D. Epidemiol Infect. 2006 Sep 7;1–12.
The challenge resulting from positive and negative effects of sunlight: how much solar UV exposure is appropriate to balance between risks of vitamin D deficiency and skin cancer? Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):9–16. Review.
Epidemiology of disease risks in relation to vitamin D insufficiency. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):65–79. Review.
Vitamin D physiology. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):4–8.
Vitamin D deficiency: A global perspective. Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 2006 Aug;50(4):640–6.
Risk factors for vitamin D inadequacy among women with osteoporosis: an international epidemiological study. International Journal of Clinical Practice Volume 60 Issue 8 Page 1013—August 2006.
High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in pregnant non-Western women in The Hague, Netherlands. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Aug;84(2):350–3; quiz 468–9.
Resurrection of vitamin D deficiency and rickets. J Clin Invest. 2006 Aug;116(8):2062–72. Review.
Vitamin D insufficiency in older female community-dwelling acute hospital admissions and the response to supplementation. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2006 Aug;60(8):1009–15.
Vitamin D metabolism in peripheral blood mononuclear cells is influenced by chewing "betel nut" (Areca catechu) and vitamin D status. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Jul;91(7):2612–7.
Osteoporotic fractures and vitamin D deficiency. Aust Fam Physician. 2006 Jul;35(7):519–20, 522.
Determinants of vitamin D status in adult Crohn's disease patients, with particular emphasis on supplemental vitamin D use. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2006 Jul;60(7):889–96.
Bone resorption markers in vitamin D insufficiency. Clin Chim Acta. 2006 Jun;368(1–2):48–52.
Prevalence and functional significance of 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in Asian Indians. Am J Clin Nutr, Vol. 83, No. 6, 1411–1419, June 2006.
The long-term effects of gastric bypass on vitamin D metabolism. Ann Surg. 2006 May;243(5):701–4; discussion 704–5.
The prevalence of hypovitaminosis D and secondary hyperparathyroidism in obese Black Americans. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2006 May;64(5):523–9.
Vitamin D deficiency in outpatients:—a Scottish perspective. Scott Med J. 2006 May;51(2):27–31.
Changes in calcium, 25OH vitamin D3 and other biochemical factors during pregnancy. J Endocrinol Invest. 2006 Apr;29(4):303–7.
Severe vitamin-D deficiency in more than half of the immigrant pregnant women of non-western origin and their newborns. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2006 Mar 4;150(9):495–9. In Dutch.
High prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy and implications for health. Mayo Clin Proc. 2006 Mar;81(3):353–73. Review.
Prevalence of suboptimal vitamin D status in young, adult and elderly Irish subjects. Ir Med J. 2006 Feb;99(2):48–9.
An overview of the prevalence of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D inadequacy amongst elderly patients with or without fragility fracture in the United Kingdom. Curr Med Res Opin. 2006 Feb;22(2):405–15. Review.
Vitamin D deficiency in systemic lupus erythematosus. Autoimmun Rev. 2006 Feb;5(2):114–7. Review.
Severe vitamin D deficiency in Hawai'i: a case report. Hawaii Med J. 2006 Jan;65(1):16–17, 20.
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in girls aged 4-8 y living in the southeastern United States. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Jan;83(1):75–81.
High Prevalence of Vitamin D Inadequacy and Implications for Health. Mayo Clin Proc. 2006;81(3):353–373. Review.
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations of New Zealanders aged 15 years and older. Osteoporos Int. 2006;17(9):1382–9.
Vitamin D status among patients with hip fracture and elderly control subjects in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Osteoporos Int. 2006;17(3):441–6.
Determinants of vitamin D status in older women living in a subtropical climate. Osteoporos Int. 2005 Dec;16(12):1641–8.
Top 10 vitamin D myths. Minn Med. 2005 Nov;88(11):38–41.
The vitamin D epidemic and its health consequences. J Nutr. 2005 Nov;135(11):2739S–48S.
Vitamin D deficiency enhances the growth of MC-26 colon cancer xenografts in Balb/c mice. J Nutr. 2005 Oct;135(10):2350–4.
Vitamin D inadequacy among post-menopausal women: a systematic review. QJM. 2005 Sep;98(9):667–76. Review.
Amelioration of osteoporosis and hypovitaminosis D by sunlight exposure in hospitalized, elderly women with Alzheimer's disease: a randomized controlled trial. J Bone Miner Res. 2005 Aug;20(8):1327–33.
Annual intramuscular injection of a megadose of cholecalciferol for treatment of vitamin D deficiency: efficacy and safety data.Med J Aust. 2005 Jul 4;183(1):10–2.
Vitamin D deficiency in adolescent females. J Adolesc Health. 2005 Jul;37(1):75.
Prevalence of calcidiol deficiency in CKD: a cross-sectional study across latitudes in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis. 2005 Jun;45(6):1026–33.
Adolescent girls in Maine are at risk for vitamin D insufficiency. J Am Diet Assoc. 2005 Jun;105(6):971–4.
Vitamin D and calcium deficits predispose for multiple chronic diseases. Eur J Clin Invest. 2005 May;35(5):290–304. Review.
Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in postmenopausal south Indian women. Osteoporos Int. 2005 Apr;16(4):397–402.
Teenage girls and elderly women living in northern Europe have low winter vitamin D status. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2005 Apr;59(4):533–41.
Recent developments in vitamin D deficiency and muscle weakness among elderly people. BMJ 2005;330:524–526 (5 March). Review.
Vitamin D and the elderly. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2005 Mar;62(3):265–81. Review.
Vitamin D intake and status in Irish postmenopausal women. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2005 Mar;59(3):404–10.
Vitamin D intake: a global perspective of current status. J Nutr. 2005 Feb;135(2):310–6. Review.
Subclinical Vitamin D Deficiency Is Increased in Adolescent Girls Who Wear Concealing Clothing. J Nutr. 135:218–222, February 2005.
Vitamin D deficiency in Tunisia. Osteoporos Int. 2005 Feb;16(2):180–3.
Low levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are associated with elevated parathyroid hormone in healthy adolescent females. Osteoporos Int. 2005 Jan;16(1):109–13.
Undiagnosed Vitamin D Deficiency in the Hospitalized Patient. Am Fam Physician 2005;71:299–304.
Vitamin D deficiency in community older adults with falls of gait imbalance: an under-recognized problem in the inner city. J Nutr Elder. 2005;25(1):7–19.
Failure to normalize parathyroid hormone during treatment of vitamin D deficiency in Asian patients. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2004 Nov;61(5):603–6.
Vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in chronic kidney disease. A single center observational study. Am J Nephrol. 2004 Sep–Oct;24(5):503–10.
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D Status New Zealand children. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2004 Aug;13(Suppl):S46.
Prevalence and seasonal variation of hypovitaminosis D and its relationship to bone metabolism in community dwelling postmenopausal Hungarian women. Osteoporos Int. 2004 Jun;15(6):447–51.
Hypovitaminosis D is associated with insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 May;79(5):820–5.
Which circulating level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D is appropriate? J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2004 May;89–90(1–5):611–4. Review.
Association of subclinical vitamin D deficiency with severe acute lower respiratory infection in Indian children under 5 y. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2004 Apr;58(4):563–7.
Vitamin D: importance in the prevention of cancers, type 1 diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Mar;79(3):362–71. Review.
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D status of New Zealand adolescents and adults. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2004;13(Suppl):S47.
Prevalence of severe hypovitaminosis D in patients with persistent, nonspecific musculoskeletal pain. Mayo Clin Proc. 2003 Dec;78(12):1463–70.
Prediction of bone mass density variation by bone remodeling markers in postmenopausal women with vitamin D insufficiency treated with calcium and vitamin D supplementation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2003 Nov;88(11):5175–9.
Hypovitaminosis D in older adults. Gerontology. 2003 Sep–Oct;49(5):273–8. Review.
Varying role of vitamin D deficiency in the etiology of rickets in young children vs. adolescents in northern India. J Trop Pediatr. 2003 Aug;49(4):201–6.
Fracture risks for women in long-term care: high prevalence of calcaneal osteoporosis and hypovitaminosis D. Pharmacotherapy. 2003 Jun;23(6):702–10.
Assessment of vitamin D and calcium status in healthy adult Austrians. Eur J Clin Invest. 2003 Apr;33(4):323–31.
Review of the concept of vitamin D "sufficiency and insufficiency." Nefrologia. 2003;23 Suppl 2:73–7. Review.
Relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and bone resorption markers in vitamin D insufficiency. Bone. 2002 Nov;31(5):626–30.
Hypovitaminosis D prevalence and determinants among African American and white women of reproductive age: third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–1994. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 Jul;76(1):187–92.
Vitamin D insufficiency in a population of healthy western Canadians. CMAJ. 2002 Jun 11;166(12):1517–24. Erratum in: 2002 Oct 15;167(8):850.
Hypovitaminosis D prevalence and determinants among African American and white women of reproductive age: third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–1994. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 Jul;76(1):187–92.
Vitamin D deficiency in children with chronic diseases evaluated because of osteopenia. Rev Med Chil. 2002 Jun;130(6):645–50.
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D status of adolescents and adults in two seasonal subpopulations from NHANES III. Bone. 2002 May;30(5):771–7.
The impact of atmospheric pollution on vitamin D status of infants and toddlers in Delhi, India Archives of Disease in Childhood 2002;87:111–113
Longitudinal evaluation of vitamin D status in healthy subjects from southern Italy: seasonal and gender differences. Osteoporos Int. 2001 Dec;12(12):1026–30.
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