Incidence of vitamin D deficiency rickets among Australian children: An Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit study

CF Munns; PJ Simm; CP Rodda; SP Garnett; MR Zacharin; LM Ward; J Geddes; S Cherian; Y Zurynski; CT Cowell

Journal article

Incidence of vitamin D deficiency rickets among Australian children: An Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit study

CF Munns, PJ Simm, CP Rodda, SP Garnett, MR Zacharin, LM Ward, J Geddes, S Cherian, Y Zurynski, CT Cowell

Medical Journal of Australia | AUSTRALASIAN MED PUBL CO LTD | Published : 2012

DOI: 10.5694/mja11.10662

Abstract

Objective: To determine the incidence of and factors associated with vitamin D deficiency rickets in Australian children. Design: 18-month questionnaire-based prospective observational study, using Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU) data. Setting: Australian paediatricians and child health workers, January 2006 - July 2007. Participants: Children aged ≤ 15 years with vitamin D deficiency rickets (25-hydroxyvitamin D [25OHD] ≤ 50nmol/L, and elevated alkaline phosphatase levels [> 229 IU/L] and/or radiological rickets). Main outcome measures: Incidence of vitamin D deficiency rickets. Description of demographics, clinical presentation, identification and further analysis of overrep..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Christine Rodda Author

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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

In addition to the authors, members of the APSU Vitamin D Study Group include David P Burgner, Elizabeth Davis, Mark Harris, Jennifer Batch, Mark Pascoe, Jan Fairchild, Anthony Lafferty, Annie Whybourne, Ruth Morley and Julieta Solis-Chacon. APSU activities are supported by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing; National Health and Medical Research Council (Enabling Grant No. 402784 and Practitioner Fellowship No. 457084, E. Elliott); the Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health and Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney; the Children's Hospital at Westmead, and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. We thank all clinicians who participate in APSU surveillance.Craig Munns received financial support from Bayer Australia to enable the study lobe performed through the APSU. Bayer Australia were not involved in study design, data analysis or interpretation of results.