title: Cord blood vitamin D levels of term neonates.
abstract: We estimated cord blood 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels of 50 term healthy neonates born in a tertiary care center of Kozhikode, Kerala, India. Vitamin D levels were normally distributed with a mean (SD) value of 11.36 (4.75) ng/mL and median (range) values of 10.85 (3.9-24.9) ng/mL. Majority of babies had values between 5 to 15 ng/mL. This study shows that even in tropical climates most of our neonates are born with deficient vitamin D levels.
authors: Malabar Institute of Medical sceinces, Calicut, Kerala, India. amr2003in@yahoo.co.in.
authors: K Devaraj
authors: KD
authors: Naik
authors: Remesh
authors: R
authors: Preetha
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Ramachandran
authors: Divia
authors: D
authors: Nath
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012279:Rickets / Q000453:epidemiology; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D; C104450:25-hydroxyvitamin D