Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The importance of vitamin D beyond bone health is increasingly recognised. As a result Ireland has recently introduced a policy of vitamin D supplementation for all infants. A vitamin D level of 50 nmol/l for children/adolescents has been recommended as sufficient (1). We sought to establish the vitamin D status in children and adolescents attending a Paediatric Endocrinology Department and explore the relationship between vitamin D status and age, sex, body mass...