Differences in vitamin D status and calcium metabolism in Saudi Arabian boys and girls aged 6 to 18 years: Effects of age, gender, extent of veiling and physical activity with concomitant implications for bone health

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1845-1853

  Al Ghamdi, Maryam A ^a,b   Lanham New, Susan A ^a   Kahn, Jalal A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bone density; Middle East; Parathyroid hormone; Sunlight exposure; Veiling; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCIUM; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PARATHYROID HORMONE; VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BONE; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHILD; CLOTHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CHILD; CLOTHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARATHYROID HORMONE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX FACTORS; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84866361329     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011003612     Document Type: Article

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