- 2024, Volume 55 - Number 1
- Published: February 7, 2024
A reviewed approach to vitamin D supplementation in pediatric age in Portugal
Carla Rêgo 1, Gonçalo Cordeiro-Ferreira 2, Maria J. Lages-Fonseca 3, Mariana Moura-Relvas 4, Ricardo Ferreira 5, Sofia Pinto-da Costa 6
1 Department of Pediatrics, Hospital CUF, Porto; CINTESIS, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto; ESB, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto; Portugal; 2 Pediatrics, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Lisbon, Portugal; 3 General Practice USF Arcos D’Ouro - ACeS Grande Porto VII Gaia, Porto, Portugal; 4 General Practice, USF Génesis, Odivelas, Portugal; 5 Pediatric Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; 6 General Practice, USF São João (São João da Madeira), ACeS Aveiro Norte, Portugal
Carla Rêgo, Gonçalo Cordeiro-Ferreira, Maria J. Lages-Fonseca, Mariana Moura-Relvas, Ricardo Ferreira, Sofia Pinto-da Costa
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*Correspondence: Carla Rêgo, Email not available
Abstract
Vitamin D deficiency is a well-established cause of rickets in children and has been reported as associated to impacts on other systems and organs. Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are pediatric worldwide global health problems. Although data on the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in the Portuguese pediatric population are scarce, data for Portuguese subpopulations and equivalent regions allows us to speculate that the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Portugal should be also relevant. The current article focuses on vitamin D supplementation at pediatric age in Portugal reviewing the prevalence data of vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency for Portugal, the main groups and the risk factors for vitamin D deficiency and educational measures and vitamin D supplementation recommendations for different risk factors/groups.
