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

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  • Benjamin Udoka Nwosu
  • Philip Kum-Nji

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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

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  • Benjamin Udoka Nwosu & Philip Kum-Nji, 2018. "Tobacco smoke exposure is an independent predictor of vitamin D deficiency in US children," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(10), pages 1-12, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0205342
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205342
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    1. Teodora-Irina Adam-Bonci & Paraschiva Cherecheș-Panța & Eduard-Alexandru Bonci & Sorin Claudiu Man & Ancuța Cutaș-Benedec & Tudor Drugan & Raluca Maria Pop & Alexandru Irimie, 2020. "Suboptimal Serum 25-Hydroxy-Vitamin D Is Associated with a History of Recent Disease Exacerbation in Pediatric Patients with Bronchial Asthma or Asthma-Suggestive Recurrent Wheezing," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-11, September.

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