[HTML][HTML] Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in girls aged 4–8 y living in the southeastern United States

EM Stein, EM Laing, DB Hall, DB Hausman… - The American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Background: Evidence suggests that adults and adolescents throughout the United States
are at risk of poor vitamin D status. However, vitamin D concentrations in young American
children have not been assessed. Objective: The relations between serum 25-
hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] and bone were examined in prepubertal girls. Design: In the
present cross-sectional study, serum 25 (OH) D concentration was assessed in 168
prepubertal girls aged 4–8 y living in the southeastern United States with the use of …