Journal article
Association between Vitamin D and Circulating Lipids in Early Childhood
Abstract
Vitamin D is associated with established cardiovascular risk factors such as low density lipoprotein (LDL) in adults. It is unknown whether these associations are present in early childhood. To determine whether serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) is associated with serum non-high density lipoprotein (non-HDL) cholesterol during early childhood we conducted a cross-sectional study of children aged 1 to 5 years. Healthy children were recruited …
Authors
Birken CS; Lebovic G; Anderson LN; McCrindle BW; Mamdani M; Kandasamy S; Khovratovich M; Parkin PC; Maguire JL; collaboration TK
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 10, No. 7,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0131938
ISSN
1932-6203