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Vitamin D Deficiency

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.
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
Hiding from the sun—vitamin D deficiency in refugees. Aust Fam Physician. 2007 May;36(5):355–7. Review.
Low Vitamin D Status Despite Abundant Sun Exposure. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 April 10:2006–2250.
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.
Vitamin D status predicts physical performance and its decline in older persons. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jun;92(6):2058–65.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Serum 25‑hydroxyvitamin D concentrations of New Zealanders aged 15 years and older. Osteoporos Int. 2006;17(9):1382–9.
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 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.
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.
Vitamin D insufficiency in older female community‑dwelling acute hospital admissions and the response to supplementation. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2006 Mar 15;.
High prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy and implications for health. Mayo Clin Proc. 2006 Mar;81(3):353–73. Review.
Epidemiology of disease risks in relation to vitamin D insufficiency. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Feb 28;
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.
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.
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.
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.
Adolescent girls in Maine are at risk for vitamin D insufficiency. J Am Diet Assoc. 2005 Jun;105(6):971–4.
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.
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.
Recent developments in vitamin D deficiency and muscle weakness among elderly people. BMJ 2005;330:524–526 (5 March). Review.
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.
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.
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.
Serum 25‑hydroxyvitamin D status of New Zealand adolescents and adults. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2004;13(Suppl):S47.
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.
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.
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.
Wintertime vitamin D insufficiency is common in young Canadian women, and their vitamin D intake does not prevent it. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2001 Dec;55(12):1091–7.
Low serum concentrations of 25‑hydroxyvitamin D in young adult Japanese women: a cross sectional study. Nutrition. 2001 Nov–Dec;17(11–12):921–5.
Vitamin D deficiency and bone health in healthy adults in Finland: could this be a concern in other parts of Europe? J Bone Miner Res. 2001 Nov;16(11):2066–73.
Hypovitaminosis D and "functional hypoparathyroidism"—the NoNoF (Nottingham Neck of Femur) study. Age Ageing. 2001 Nov;30(6):467–72.
Vitamin D status of an outpatient clinic population. Calcif Tissue Int. 2001 Nov;69(5):263–7.
Vitamin D insufficiency in Japanese female college students: a preliminary report. Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 2001 Sep;71(5):302–5.
Vitamin D status and its adequacy in healthy Danish perimenopausal women: relationships to dietary intake, sun exposure and serum parathyroid hormone. Br J Nutr. 2001 Aug;86 Suppl 1:S97–103.
Relation between vitamin D insufficiency, bone density, and bone metabolism in healthy postmenopausal women. J Bone Miner Res. 2001 Aug;16(8):1408–15.
Vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism in the elderly: consequences for bone loss and fractures and therapeutic implications. Endocr Rev. 2001 Aug;22(4):477–501. Review.
Vitamin D status and redefining serum parathyroid hormone reference range in the elderly. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2001 Jul;86(7):3086–90.
A high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in Finnish medical in and outpatients. J Intern Med. 2001 Jun;249(6):559–63.
Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in Orthodox and non‑Orthodox Jewish mothers in Israel. Isr Med Assoc J. 2001 Jun;3(6):419–21.
Hypovitaminosis D: a major worldwide public health problem. Presse Med. 2001 Apr 7;30(13):653–8.
Hypovitaminosis D in healthy schoolchildren. Pediatrics. 2001 Apr;107(4):E53.
Wintertime vitamin D deficiency in male adolescents: effect on parathyroid function and response to vitamin D3 supplements. Osteoporos Int. 2001;12(10):875–9.
Vitamin D deficiency among older women with and without disability. Am J Clin Nutr. 2000 Dec;72(6):1529–34.
Vitamin D insufficiency and hyperparathyroidism in a low income, multiracial, elderly population. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2000 Nov;85(11):4125–30.
Hypovitaminosis D in a sunny country: relation to lifestyle and bone markers. J Bone Miner Res. 2000 Sep;15(9):1856–62.
Bone turnover in children with vitamin D deficiency rickets before and during treatment. Acta Paediatr. 2000 May;89(5):513–8.
Prevention of vitamin D deficiency in adolescents and pre‑adolescents. An interventional multicenter study on the biological effect of repeated doses of 100,000 IU of vitamin D3. Arch Pediatr. 2000 Feb;7(2):148–53. In French.
Low vitamin D levels in outpatient postmenopausal women from a rheumatology clinic in Madrid, Spain: their relationship with bone mineral density. Osteoporos Int. 2000;11(9):739–44.
Attention is needed to the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in our older population. N Z Med J. 1999 Dec 10;112(1101):471–2.
Prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in Indo‑Asian patients attending a rheumatology clinic. Bone. 1999 Nov;25(5):609–11.
Vitamin D intake is low and hypovitaminosis D common in healthy 9‑ to 15‑year‑old Finnish girls. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1999 Sep;53(9):746–51.
Perinatal vitamin D and calcium status of northern Canadian mothers and their newborn infants. J Am Coll Nutr. 1999 Apr;18(2):122–6.
Occult vitamin D deficiency in postmenopausal US women with acute hip fracture. JAMA. 1999 Apr 28;281(16):1505–11.
Hypovitaminosis D in an Italian population of healthy subjects and hospitalized patients. Br J Nutr. 1999 Feb;81(2):133–7.
Amelioration of osteopenia and hypovitaminosis D by 1alpha‑hydroxyvitamin D3 in elderly patients with Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1999 Jan;66(1):64–8.
Vitamin D status during puberty in French healthy male adolescents. Osteoporos Int. 1999;10(3):222–5.
High prevalence of hypovitaminosis D among free‑living postmenopausal women referred to an osteoporosis outpatient clinic in northern Italy for initial screening. Osteoporos Int. 1999;9(3):226–9.
High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and reduced bone mass in elderly women with Alzheimer's disease. Bone. 1998 Dec;23(6):555–7.
Seasonal deficiency of vitamin D in children: a potential target for osteoporosis‑preventing strategies? J Bone Miner Res. 1998 Apr;13(4):544–8.
Redefining vitamin D insufficiency. Lancet. 1998 Mar 14;351(9105):805–6. Letter.
Hypovitaminosis D in medical inpatients. N Engl J Med. 1998 Mar 19;338(12):777–83.
High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and reduced bone mass in Parkinson's disease. Neurology. 1997 Nov;49(5):1273–8.
Plasma 25‑hydroxyvitamin D and its determinants in an elderly population sample. Am J Clin Nutr. 1997 Oct;66(4):929–36.
Seasonal prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in institutionalized older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1997 May;45(5):598–603.
Subclinical vitamin D deficiency in neonates: definition and response to vitamin D supplements. Am J Clin Nutr. 1997 Mar;65(3):771–8.
Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in an adult normal population. Osteoporos Int. 1997;7(5):439–43.
Vitamin D deficiency and osteopenia in the hemiplegic limbs of stroke patients. Stroke. 1996 Dec;27(12):2183–7.
Vitamin D deficiency and fetal growth. Early Hum Dev. 1996 Jul 5;45(1–2):27–33.
Vitamin D deficiency in homebound elderly persons. JAMA. 1995 Dec 6;274(21):1683–6.
Vitamin D deficiency in veterans with chronic spinal cord injury. Metabolism. 1995 Dec;44(12):1612–6.
Hypovitaminosis D in the healthy elderly. Br J Clin Pract. 1995 Nov–Dec;49(6):301–3.
Prevalence and biological consequences of vitamin D deficiency in elderly institutionalized subjects. Rev Rhum Engl Ed. 1995 Oct;62(9):576–81.
Bone density, vitamin D nutrition, and parathyroid hormone levels in women with dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1995 Oct;43(10):1088–91.
Vitamin D deficiency in older people. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1995 Jul;43(7):822–8. Review.
Serum vitamin D concentrations among elderly people in Europe. Lancet. 1995 Jul 22;346(8969):207–10.
Are elderly Asians in Britain at a high risk of vitamin D deficiency and osteomalacia? Age Ageing. 1995 Mar;24(2):103–7.
Vitamin D and pubertal maturation. Value and tolerance of vitamin D supplementation during the winter season. Arch Pediatr. 1995 Mar;2(3):221–6. In French.
McCollum Award Lecture, 1994: vitamin D—new horizons for the 21st century. Am J Clin Nutr. 1994 Oct;60(4):619–30. Review.
Severe vitamin D deficiency in Auckland. N Z Med J. 1993 Dec 8;106(969):524–6.
Vitamin D deficiency in a Manitoba community. Can J Public Health. 1993 Nov‑Dec;84(6):394–6.
Vitamin D deficiency found in the diet of the elderly in South Carolina. J S C Med Assoc. 1993 Jun;89(6):273–8.
Differences in vitamin D status between countries in young adults and the elderly. Am J Med. 1992 Jul;93(1):69–77.
Vitamin D status, parathyroid hormone and sunlight in Turkish, Moroccan and Caucasian children in The Netherlands. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1990 Jun;44(6):461–70.
Vitamin D deficiency in elderly patients in a general hospital. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1989 Jul;37(7):589–92.
Vitamin D status in the elderly: seasonal substrate deficiency causes 1,25‑dihydroxy cholecalciferol deficiency. Am J Clin Nutr. 1987 Apr;45(4):755–63.
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the elderly in two rural areas in Ireland. Ir Med J. 1986 Dec;79(12):359.
Low serum concentrations of 1,25‑dihydroxyvitamin D in human magnesium deficiency. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1985 Nov;61(5):933–40.
Hypovitaminosis D and elevated serum alkaline phosphatase in elderly Irish people. Am J Clin Nutr. 1985 Jan;41(1):101–9.
Vitamin D intake, sunlight exposure and 25‑hydroxyvitamin D levels in the elderly during one year. Ann Nutr Metab. 1984;28(3):144–50.
Nutritional status in a healthy elderly population: vitamin D. Am J Clin Nutr. 1982 Dec;36(6):1225–33.
Vitamin D deficiency in welfare institutions for the aged. Acta Med Scand. 1980;208(1–2):87–9.
Study of vitamin D deficiencies in the aged. Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 1977 Jun 4;107(22):764–8.
Serum‑25‑hydroxyvitamin‑D concentrations in adolescent boys. Lancet. 1977 Apr 16;1(8016):825–8.

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