M. Ahmed, Abdelmageed Elmugabil, Ashwaq AlEed, Abdullah Al-Nafeesah, Ishag Adam
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Abstract
There are few published studies on the association between maternal and umbilical cord serum vitamin D concentrations in Sub-Saharan Africans. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the association between mothers and umbilical cord 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-[OH)]D) levels. A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Saad Abuelela Maternity Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. 90 pairs of mothers and neonates (umbilical cords) were enrolled. The median (IQR) mother’s age and gestational age were 28.5 (26.0 ‒ 30.0) years and 38.0 (37.5 ‒ 38.2) weeks, respectively. The median (IQR) umbilical cord level of 25-(OH)D was signi�cantly higher than the median maternal level of 25-(OH)D (30.3 [18.2 ‒ 38.4] vs. 20.2 [17.5], ng/mL, P = 0.011). Moreover, compared to the maternal samples, a signi�cantly low number of umbilical cord samples had a vitamin D de�ciency ( ≤ 20; 25/90 [27.8%] vs. 42/90 [46.7%], P = 0.013). The umbilical cord 25-(OH)D levels were positively correlated with and signi�cantly higher than the maternal 25-(OH)D levels (r = 0.401).
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