Vitamin D insufficiency and its association with obesity among primary school children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Aims: To present findings on low blood vitamin D status and its association with obesity among primary school children in Kuala Lumpur. Methods: A cross-sectional study of primary aged school children was undertaken in 2008. Six primary schools were randomly selected from a zone in Kuala Lumpur...
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| author | Khor, Geok Lin Chee, Winnie S S Mohd Shariff, Zalilah Poh, Bee K Arumugam, Mohan Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Theobald, Hannah E |
| author_facet | Khor, Geok Lin Chee, Winnie S S Mohd Shariff, Zalilah Poh, Bee K Arumugam, Mohan Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Theobald, Hannah E |
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| description | Aims: To present findings on low blood vitamin D status
and its association with obesity among primary school
children in Kuala Lumpur.
Methods: A cross-sectional study of primary aged school
children was undertaken in 2008. Six primary schools were
randomly selected from a zone in Kuala Lumpur with a
multi-ethnic population from middle income levels. Fasting
blood samples were taken to assess micronutrients including
vitamin D [as 25(OH)D]. A total of 402 boys and girls
aged 7–12 years participated in the study. Informed consent
was obtained from both parents and the subjects. |
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| spelling | iium-223882016-03-10T03:58:40Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/22388/ Vitamin D insufficiency and its association with obesity among primary school children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Khor, Geok Lin Chee, Winnie S S Mohd Shariff, Zalilah Poh, Bee K Arumugam, Mohan Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Theobald, Hannah E R Medicine (General) RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Aims: To present findings on low blood vitamin D status and its association with obesity among primary school children in Kuala Lumpur. Methods: A cross-sectional study of primary aged school children was undertaken in 2008. Six primary schools were randomly selected from a zone in Kuala Lumpur with a multi-ethnic population from middle income levels. Fasting blood samples were taken to assess micronutrients including vitamin D [as 25(OH)D]. A total of 402 boys and girls aged 7–12 years participated in the study. Informed consent was obtained from both parents and the subjects. Springer 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/22388/1/Vitamin_D_insufficiency_and_its_association_with_obesity.pdf Khor, Geok Lin and Chee, Winnie S S and Mohd Shariff, Zalilah and Poh, Bee K and Arumugam, Mohan and Ab Rahman, Jamalludin and Theobald, Hannah E (2010) Vitamin D insufficiency and its association with obesity among primary school children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Osteoporosis International, 21 (Supp.5). S717-S718. ISSN 1433-2965 (O), 0937-941X (P) http://www.springer.com/medicine/orthopedics/journal/198 |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine (General) RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Khor, Geok Lin Chee, Winnie S S Mohd Shariff, Zalilah Poh, Bee K Arumugam, Mohan Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Theobald, Hannah E Vitamin D insufficiency and its association with obesity among primary school children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| title | Vitamin D insufficiency and its association with obesity among primary school children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| title_full | Vitamin D insufficiency and its association with obesity among primary school children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Vitamin D insufficiency and its association with obesity among primary school children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vitamin D insufficiency and its association with obesity among primary school children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| title_short | Vitamin D insufficiency and its association with obesity among primary school children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| title_sort | vitamin d insufficiency and its association with obesity among primary school children in kuala lumpur, malaysia |
| topic | R Medicine (General) RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
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