Prevalence of vitamin d deficiency and its correlation with anthropometric measurements in neonates in a tertiary care center: a cross sectional study

Authors

  • Ashvini Anbalagan Department of Pediatrics, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Pondicherry, India
  • Nalini Aswathaman Department of Pediatrics, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Pondicherry, India
  • N. S. Raghupathy Department of Pediatrics, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Pondicherry, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20210116

Keywords:

Vitamin D deficiency, Newborn, Cord blood, Anthropometry

Abstract

Background: Globally hypovitaminosis D is highly prevalent among all population unsparing pregnant mothers. Maternal hypovitaminosis has negative implications on growing fetus. In India, only limited data is available on prevalence of neonatal vitamin D level. Hence this study was done to estimate the prevalence of cord blood vitamin D levels and its relation with anthropometric measurements in newborns.

Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care center on 30 newborns. Cord blood 25 OHD levels and anthropometric measurements were taken. Data were analyzed statistically.

Results: Among 30 newborns, 10%, 43% and 46% of babies had vitamin D deficiency (<12 ng/ml), insufficiency and sufficiency respectively. 23% were low birth weight. 43% of low-birth-weight babies had statistically significant (p value<0.0001) hypovitaminosis D. No correlation found between vitamin D status and other anthropometric measurements.

Conclusions: Prevalence of hypovitaminosis D has negative implications on birth weight which needs further studies.

Author Biography

Ashvini Anbalagan, Department of Pediatrics, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Pondicherry, India

postgraduate student

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2021-01-22

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