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ba0004p38 | (1) | ICCBH2015

Serum 25-vitamin D level is lower in African American compared to Caucasian children

Srivastava Tarak , Sebestyen Judith , Alon Uri

Background and Objective: Serum 25-Vitamin D level (S-VitD) was recently reported to be significantly lower in African American (AA) adults compared with their Caucasian (CS) counterparts, despite having a higher bone mineral density, due to lower serum vitamin D-binding protein (NEJM 2013; 369: 1991). The objective of this study was to examine if this observation holds true in Hispanic and AA children.Material and methods: The database of clinical labor...