Analysis of Vitamin D Levels and Influencing Factors of Newborns in Ethnic Minority Areas of Liangshan Prefecture
[Objective]To evaluate serum vitamin D levels in newborns in ethnic minority areas of Liangshan prefecture and explore the influencing factors of serum vitamin D levels.[Method]Totally 1 705 neonates who were hospitalised and delivered in Xichang People's Hospital from January 2022 to September 2023 were collected as study subjects.Questionnaires and electronic medical records were used to collect the general conditions of pregnant women and newborns,serum 25(OH)D levels were detected by automatic electrochemiluminescence,the status of serum 25(OH)D levels in newborns was counted,and the influencing factors of serum vitamin D levels were analysed.[Result]Among 1 705 newborns in ethnic minority areas of Liangshan Prefecture,a total of 197(11.55%)had adequate vitamin D nutritional status and 1 508(88.45%)had insufficient/deficient status.Maternal education level of university and above(OR=0.906,95%CI:0.820-0.997),vitamin D supplementation(OR=0.826,95%CI:0.690-0.989)and high gestational age at birth of newborns(OR=0.912,95%CI:0.835-0.996)were the protective factors for vitamin D nutritional status;whereas sunshine Inadequate(OR=1.284,95%CI:1.051-1.568),vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy(OR=1.484,95%CI:1.017-2.166)and delivery season in winter and spring(OR=1.316,95%CI:1.017-1.693)were risk factors for vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency.[Conclusion]The incidence of vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency in newborns is high in ethnic minority areas of Liangshan Prefecture,and attention should be paid to the nutritional status of vitamin D in newborns in this area,and timely interventions should be made on the possible influencing factors in order to ensure the healthy growth of newborns.
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