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VITAMEN D DEFICIENCY IN SAUDI ARABIA THE SILENT EPIDEMIC

The population under study is classified into 3 categories according to vit D nutritional status: deficient (? 5 ng/ml), low (5-10 ng/ml) and adequate (? 10 ng/ml).The frequency of low 25-OHD concentration (5-10 ng/ml) is high (22% in total children and 20% in total adults) in the Saudi population, while the frequency of vit D deficiency (25-OHD level ? 5 ng/ml) is 3.4% in total children and 5.5% in total adults. This is true whether the population is urban or rural.26% of female children15

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VITAMEN D DEFICIENCY IN SAUDI ARABIA THE SILENT EPIDEMIC

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