Vitamin D status and its determinants during autumn in children at northern latitudes: A cross-sectional analysis from the optimal well-being, development and health for Danish children through a healthy New Nordic Diet (OPUS) School Meal Study

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 239-250

  Petersen, Rikke A ^a   Damsgaard, Camilla T ^a   Dalskov, Stine Mathilde ^a   Sorensen, Louise B ^a   Hjorth, Mads F ^a   Ritz, Christian ^a   Kjolbæk, Louise ^a   Andersen, Rikke ^b   Tetens, Inge ^b   Krarup, Henrik ^c   Astrup, Arne ^a   Michaelsen, Kim F ^a   Molgaard, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Children; Determinants; Northern latitudes; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DANISH CITIZEN; DENMARK; DIETARY INTAKE; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; AGE; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FISH; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBERTY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FISHES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBERTY; SCHOOLS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84951559107     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S000711451500433X     Document Type: Article

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