Vitamin D status of lactating women in two rural communities in southern Ethiopia

Prior assumptions that vitamin D status is adequate in tropical areas are being questioned. This cross‐sectional study assessed vitamin D status by measurement of 25‐hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] in a convenience sample of 108 lactating Ethiopian women in January, 2006, using an enzymeimmunoassay (IDS,...

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Published in:The FASEB journal 2006-03, Vol.20 (5), p.LB95-LB95
Main Authors: Pruitt, Amy, Gurmu, Kassu, Abebe, Yewelsew, Mulugeta, Afework, G/Egziabher, Tafere, Chall, Almezewed, Reilly, Meredith, Stoecker, Barbara J.
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Summary:Prior assumptions that vitamin D status is adequate in tropical areas are being questioned. This cross‐sectional study assessed vitamin D status by measurement of 25‐hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] in a convenience sample of 108 lactating Ethiopian women in January, 2006, using an enzymeimmunoassay (IDS, Inc.). Four percent of the women were deficient (
ISSN:0892-6638
1530-6860
DOI:10.1096/fasebj.20.5.LB95-a