title: Hb level in relation to vitamin D status in healthy infants and toddlers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the presence of an association between vitamin D deficiency and anaemia in Jordanian infants and toddlers, in whom both vitamin D deficiency and anaemia have previously been proved to be common separately.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional prospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Department of Paediatrics, Princess Rahma Teaching Hospital, Jordan.
  
  
  METHODS
  Healthy infants and children aged 6-36 months who were seen for primary care.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of 203 infants and toddlers included in the study, the anaemia prevalence was 40·4 %. The prevalence of anaemia among infants (n 110) was 51·8 %, whereas it was 26·9 % among toddlers (n 93). No association between vitamin D status and anaemia was found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Vitamin D deficiency is not a risk for anaemia in infants and toddlers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, PO Box 3030, Irbid-22110, Jordan. kkalani@just.edu.jo
authors.forename: Khalid K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Abdul-Razzak
authors.forename: Abeer M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Khoursheed
authors.forename: Shoroq M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Altawalbeh
authors.forename: Bayan A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Obeidat
authors.forename: Mohammed-Jafar A
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ajlony
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007597:Jordan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D014807:Vitamin D