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Vitamin D status in Andhra Pradesh : A population based study[dagger]

Background & objectives: Data on the vitamin D status of the population in a tropical country like India have seldom been documented. Vitamin D deficiency is presumed to be rare. We carried out this study to document the dietary habits, serum calcium, 25(OH)vitamin D [25(OH)D], and parathyroid hormone levels of urban and rural population in a State in south India.

Methods: A total of 943 healthy urban and 205 rural adult subjects and 76 urban and 70 rural healthy children were studied for their dietary pattern, serum calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phoephatase, 25(OH)D, and N-tact parathyroid hormone levels (N-tact PTH).

Results: The daily dietary calcium intake of both the urban and ...

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