Vitamin D deficiency in Malaysian adolescents aged 13 years: Findings from the Malaysian Health and Adolescents Longitudinal Research Team study (MyHeARTs)

• Main Authors: Al-Sadat, N., Majid, Hazreen Abdul, Sim, P.Y., Tin, Tin Su, Dahlui, Maznah, Bakar, M.F.A., Dzaki, N., Norbaya, S., Murray, L., Cantwell, M.M., Jalaludin, Muhammad Yazid
• Format: Article
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18261/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010689

Objective: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (<37.5 nmol/L) among young adolescents in Malaysia and its association with demographic characteristics, anthropometric measures and physical activity. Design: This is a cross-sectional study among Form 1 (year 7) students from 15 sch...