2012
Effects of ethnicity and vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D status and changes in bone mineral content in infants
Abrams SA, Hawthorne KM, Rogers SP, Hicks PD, Carpenter TO. Effects of ethnicity and vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D status and changes in bone mineral content in infants. BMC Pediatrics 2012, 12: 6. PMID: 22248486, PMCID: PMC3271033, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-12-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone mineral contentBone mineral densityVitamin D supplementationD supplementationVitamin DHispanic infantsDaily vitamin D intakeCaucasian infantsIU/dayVitamin D intakeVitamin D3 supplementationVitamin D statusMonths of lifeNon-Hispanic CaucasiansD intakeD statusD3 supplementationSupplementation interventionsBone healthCord serumMineral densityInfantsFirst monthFirst weekBone mineralization
2011
Demographic, dietary, and biochemical determinants of vitamin D status in inner-city children
Carpenter TO, Herreros F, Zhang JH, Ellis BK, Simpson C, Torrealba-Fox E, Kim GJ, Savoye M, Held NA, Cole D. Demographic, dietary, and biochemical determinants of vitamin D status in inner-city children. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2011, 95: 137-146. PMID: 22170368, PMCID: PMC3238457, DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.018721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParathyroid hormonePmol/LMinority infantsFormula useMeasurement of PTHSkin typeOlder childrenVitamin D insufficientVitamin D intakeVitamin D statusVitamin D fortificationAlkaline phosphatase activityDietary intake dataInner-city childrenClinical ricketsD intakeD statusSerum calciumDihydroxyvitamin DVitamin DD fortificationBlood samplesIntake dataReference rangeTotal alkaline phosphatase activity