@article{fdi:010067636,
  title = {{H}igh prevalence of vitamin {D} deficiency in {C}ambodian women : a common deficiency in a sunny country},
  author = {{S}mith, {G}. and {W}imalawansa, {S}. {J}. and {L}aillou, {A}. and {S}ophonneary, {P}. and {U}n, {S}. and {H}ong, {R}. and {P}oirot, {E}. and {K}uong, {K}. and {C}hamnan, {C}. and {D}e los {R}eyes, {F}. {N}. and {W}ieringa, {F}ranck},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}ecent studies have shown that in spite of being generally close to the equator; vitamin {D} deficiency is common in {S}outh {E}ast {A}sian countries. {I}n order to quantify micronutrient status for women and children in {C}ambodia; a nationally-representative survey was conducted in 2014 linked to the {C}ambodian {D}emographic {H}ealth {S}urvey. {T}he countrywide median of 25({OH}) {D} was, respectively, 64.9 and 91.1 nmol/{L} for mothers and children. {B}ased on {T}he {E}ndocrine {S}ociety cutoffs (>50<75 nmol/{L} = insufficiency; <= 50 nmol/{L} = deficiency); 64.6% of mothers and 34.8% of their children had plasma vitamin {D} concentrations indicating insufficiency or deficiency. {F}or deficiency alone, 29% of the mothers were found to be vitamin {D} deficient, but only 13.4% of children. {C}hildren who live in urban areas had a 43% higher rate of vitamin {D} insufficiency versus those who live in rural areas ({OR}; 1.434; 95% {CI}: 1.007; 2.041). {H}owever, such differences were not observed in their mothers. {T}he high prevalence of vitamin {D} deficiency is likely in part due to lifestyle choices, including sun avoidance, increasingly predominant indoor work, and covered transport. {T}hese survey findings support the need for a broader national {C}ambodian study incorporating testing of adult men, adolescents and the elderly, and encompassing other parameters such as skeletal health. {H}owever, the data presented in this study already show significant deficiencies which need to be addressed and we discuss the benefit of establishing nationally-mandated food fortification programs to enhance the intake of vitamin {D}.},
  keywords = {vitamin {D} ; national survey ; {C}ambodia ; {D}emographic {H}ealth {S}urvey ; {N}utrition ; {S}outh {E}ast {A}sia ; {CAMBODGE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}utrients},
  volume = {8},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {art. 290 [13 p.]},
  ISSN = {2072-6643},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.3390/nu8050290},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067636},
}