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A reviewed approach to vitamin D supplementation in pediatric age in Portugal

Carla Rêgo1,2,3a*, Gonçalo Cordeiro-Ferreira4b, Maria J. Lages-Fonseca5c, Mariana Moura-Relvas6d, Ricardo Ferreira7e, and Sofia Pinto-da Costa8f 1Department of Pediatrics, Hospital CUF, Porto; 2CINTESIS, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto; 3ESB, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto; 4Pediatrics, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Lisbon; 5General Practice USF Arcos D’Ouro - ACeS Grande Porto VII Gaia, Porto; 6General Practice, USF Génesis, Odivelas; 7Pediatric Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra; 8General Practice, USF São João (São João da Madeira), ACeS Aveiro Norte. Portugal

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.

Keywords: Adolescent. Child. Dietary supplements. Vitamin D deficiency.

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