date:Dec 28, 2012
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Children were classified as healthy-weight, overweight, obese or severely obese by using recommended age- and gender-specific body mass index (BMI)-percentile cut points. Associations between BMI-percentile classification and vitamin D deficiency were examined after adjustment for relevant confounders.
Compared with healthy-weight children, overweight, obese, and severely obese children had significantly greater odds of vitamin D deficiency. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in healthy