Low 25(OH)-vitamin D concentrations are associated with emotional and behavioral problems in German children and adolescents

Christiane Husmann, Mirjam Frank, Börge Schmidt, Karl-Heinz Jöckel, Jochen Antel, Volker Reissner, Lars Libuda, Johannes Hebebrand and Manuel Föcker

PLOS ONE, 2017, vol. 12, issue 8, 1-16

Abstract: Background: Evidence has accumulated for the association between low vitamin D serum concentrations and mental health disorders in both children and adults. We performed a cross-sectional analysis in a population-based sample of children and adolescents to detect associations between 25(OH)-vitamin D serum [25(OH)D] concentrations and scores of the five Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) subscales and the total difficulties score in different age groups (age ≥3-

Date: 2017
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