# Is Vitamin D Deficiency the Invisible Part of the Iceberg in Preschool Children?

## Authors

- Abdurrahman Avar Ozdemir ([ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8968-8889)) — Department of Pediatrics, Medicine Hospital, Atlas University
- Aydin Varol ([ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1407-4660)) — Department of Pediatrics, Medicine Hospital,
- Yakup Cag ([ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3855-7280)) — Department of Pediatrics, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences
- Emine Dilek ([ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4016-001X)) — Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Trakya University Medical Faculty

## Article information

- **Journal:** The Ulutas Medical Journal (Ulutas Med J), ISSN 2149-388X
- **Issue:** Volume 7, Issue 2 (2021), pages 124–130
- **Article type:** Original Article
- **Published online:** 2021-06-26
- **DOI:** [10.5455/umj.20210311011458](https://doi.org/10.5455/umj.20210311011458)
- **Licence:** [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
- **Article page:** https://www.ulutasmedicaljournal.com/?mno=63126
- **PDF:** https://www.ulutasmedicaljournal.com/pdf/63126.pdf

## Abstract

Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency continues to be a serious public health problem in all age groups in Turkey. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the vitamin D status in preschool children after the initiation of support programs and to determine risk factors for vitamin D deficiency. Materials and Methods: The study included 135 preschool children, >24 months to

## Keywords

Vitamin D; deficiency; children; preschool

## How to cite

Ozdemir AA, Varol A, Cag Y, Dilek E. Is Vitamin D Deficiency the Invisible Part of the Iceberg in Preschool Children?. Ulutas Med J. 2021;7(2):124-130. doi:10.5455/umj.20210311011458

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