Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Our previous study revealed a high prevalence of abnormal mineralization markers namely low 25 hydroxyvitamin D (47.9%); high serum alkaline phosphatase (3.7%) and low calcium-phosphate product (9.8%) suggestive of biochemical signs of osteomalacia (OM, defined as any two of these risk factors). OM was more prevalent in girls (11.2%) compared to boys (5.0%). In this follow-up study, we aimed to evaluate if biochemical OM was associated with low intakes of calcium a...