ESPE Abstracts

Background: Despite a shining sun all through the year, vitamin D deficiency is still prevalent in Egyptian children which suggests a relative resistance to vitamin D in Egyptian population.Aim: To assess 25(OH)D status in healthy pre-pubertal Egyptian children and to relate its levels to anthropometric parameters in these children.Methods: Sixty healthy children aged between 3 and 10 years coming to the Outpatient clinic, Children...