Tobacco smoke exposure is an independent predictor of vitamin D deficiency in US children

Benjamin Udoka Nwosu and Philip Kum-Nji

PLOS ONE, 2018, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-12

Abstract: Importance: The role of tobacco-smoke exposure on serum vitamin D concentration in US pediatric population is not known. We hypothesized that tobacco smoke exposure would increase the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in US children. Methods: Representative national data were accessed from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2009–2010 databank on 2,263 subjects of ages 3 to 17 years. Subjects were categorized into two groups based on their age: children, if

Date: 2018
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